Non-linear effects of landscape properties on mistletoe parasitism in fragmented agricultural landscapes

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 395-406

  MacRaild, Lindy M ^a   Radford, James Q ^a,b   Bennett, Andrew F ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Bush Heritage Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amyema miquelii; Australia; Farmland; Land mosaic; Landscape structure; Threshold

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST COVER; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MUTUALISM; PARASITISM; SEED DISPERSAL; THRESHOLD;

AUSTRIA;

AMYEMA MIQUELII; ANIMALIA; DICAEUM HIRUNDINACEUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 77952742962     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-009-9414-0     Document Type: Article

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