Forest canopy health and stand structure associated with bell miners (Manorina melanophrys) on the central coast of New South Wales

Australian Forestry

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 294-302

  Stone, Christine ^a   Kathuria, Amrit ^a   Carney, Catherine ^a   Hunter, John ^b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bell miners; Canopy; Dieback; Forest health; Forest management; New South Wales; Structure

Indexed keywords

BELLS; HEALTH; MINERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CANOPY; DIEBACK; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; FOREST HEALTH; NEW SOUTH WALES; SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA; STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING; TOPOGRAPHIC WETNESS INDEX;

FORESTRY;

BREEDING; EUCALYPTUS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREES;

MANORINA MELANOPHRYS; MELIPHAGIDAE;

EID: 58249114227     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2008.10675048     Document Type: Article

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