Bird assemblages in fragmented agricultural landscapes: The role of small brigalow remnants and adjoining land uses

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1649-1670

  Collard, Stuart ^a,b   Le Brocque, Andrew ^a   Zammit, Charlie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Department of Environment and Water Resources ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Birds; Brigalow; Fragmentation; Intensification; Land use

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ACACIA; ACACIA HARPOPHYLLA; AVES;

EID: 67349187548     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9548-4     Document Type: Article

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