Beyond the woody remnant paradigm in conservation of woodland birds: Habitat requirements of the Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata cucullata)

Emu

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-124

  Priday, Steven D ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Edge species; Remote sensing; Variegated landscape

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DOMINANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRASS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE; NATIVE SPECIES; NUMERICAL MODEL; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUBSPECIES; TIMBER; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AVES; MELANODRYAS CUCULLATA;

EID: 77952918005     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU09051     Document Type: Article

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