What makes an effective restoration planting for woodland birds?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 289-301

  Lindenmayer, D B ^a   Knight, E J ^a,b   Crane, M J ^a   Montague Drake, R ^a   Michael, D R ^a   MacGregor, C I ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Australia; Birds; Context; Planting size and shape; Planting structure; Temperate woodlands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIRD; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION COVER; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

AVES;

EID: 73649086227     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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