The abundance, distribution and structural characteristics of tree-holes in Nothofagus forest, New Zealand

Austral Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 963-974

  Blakely, Tanya J ^a   Jellyman, Phillip G ^a   Holdaway, Robert J ^b   Young, Laura ^a   Burrows, Ben ^a   Duncan, Patrick ^a   Thirkettle, Daniel ^a   Simpson, Jamie ^a   Ewers, Robert M ^c   Didham, Raphael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forest canopy; Microhabitat; Nothofagus; Phytotelmata; Tree hole

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; ROOST SITE; STAND DYNAMICS; TREEHOLE;

AUSTRALASIA; LEWIS PASS; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; EUCALYPTUS; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS FUSCA; NOTHOFAGUS MENZIESII; NOTHOFAGUS SOLANDRI;

EID: 55349136271     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01867.x     Document Type: Article

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