Predictive mapping of powerful owl (Ninox strenua) breeding sites using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in urban Melbourne, Australia

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 212-218

  Isaac, Bronwyn ^a   Cooke, Raylene ^a   Simmons, Dianne ^a   Hogan, Fiona ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

GIS; Habitat utilization; Owls; Predictive mapping; Raptors; Threatened; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORECASTING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; URBAN PLANNING;

HABITAT UTILIZATION; OWLS (NINOX STRENUA); PREDICTIVE MAPPING; RAPTORS; THREATENED SPECIES; URBANIZATION;

BIRDS;

BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING SITE; GIS; HABITAT SELECTION; MAPPING; NATURE CONSERVATION; RAPTOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; URBANIZATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

NINOX STRENUA; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 38849174394     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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