Edge geometry influences patch-level habitat use by an edge specialist in south-eastern Australia

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 377-389

  Taylor, Rick S ^a   Oldland, Joanne M ^a   Clarke, Michael F ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Edge specialists; Manorina melanocephala; Noisy miner; Patch edge geometry; Revegetation

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; EDGE EFFECT; GEOMETRY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; PASSERINE; PATCH DYNAMICS; TERRITORIALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

AVES; MANORINA MELANOCEPHALA;

EID: 43349105352     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-008-9196-9     Document Type: Article

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