Habitat complexity explains species-specific occupancy but not species richness in a Western Australian woodland

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-102

  Cousin, Jarrad A ^a,d   Phillips, Ryan D ^b,c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPLEXITY; EVERGREEN TREE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PASSERINE; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AVES; EOPSALTRIA GRISEOGULARIS; MYIAGRA INQUIETA;

EID: 54949110534     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO07065     Document Type: Article

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