Characteristics of tree hollows used by Australian birds and bats

Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 394-409

  Goldingay, Ross L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; BAT; BIRD; HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; ROOST SITE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AVES; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 68549130580     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR08172     Document Type: Review

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