Paddock trees, parrots and agricultural production: An urgent need for large-scale, long-term restoration in south-eastern Australia

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-135

  Manning, Adrian D ^a   Lindenmayer, David B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental stewardship; Scattered trees; Superb Parrot; Treeregeneration; Whole of paddock rehabilitation; Wood pasture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARABLE LAND; BIRD; CLIMATE VARIATION; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT RESTORATION; INCENTIVE; PASTURE; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

POLYTELIS SWAINSONII; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 70449792420     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2009.00473.x     Document Type: Article

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