Monitoring population change in the cryptic and threatened Western Ground Parrot in relation to fire

Emu

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 79-88

  Burbidge, Allan H ^a   Rolfe, Jim ^a   McNee, Shapelle ^b   Newbey, Brenda ^b   Williams, Matt ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^b Bentley Delivery Centre ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIRD; CALLING BEHAVIOR; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FIRE; MONITORING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; FITZGERALD RIVER NATIONAL PARK; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AVES; PEZOPORUS WALLICUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 34250882813     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU06016     Document Type: Article

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