Multi-scale habitat models for reintroduced bird populations: A case study of South Island saddlebacks on Motuara Island

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-33

  Michel, Pascale ^a   Dickinson, Katharine J M ^a   Barratt, Barbara I P ^b   Jamieson, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bird habitat models; Food availability; Landscape ecology; Nest characteristics; Philesturnus carunculatus carunculatus; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SITE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MODELING; NEST STRUCTURE; REINTRODUCTION; SITE SELECTION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; MARLBOROUGH; MOTUARA ISLAND; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND; ULVA ISLAND;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CREADION CARUNCULATUS; INVERTEBRATA; PASSERIFORMES; ULVA;

EID: 46849098963     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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