Managing the Ground Parrot in its fiery habitat in south-eastern Australia

Emu

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 279-284

  Baker, Jack ^a   Whelan, Robert J ^a,b   Evans, Lyn ^c   Moore, Stephen ^c   Norton, Melinda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG IN DUBAI   (United Arab Emirates)

^c NSW Department of Environment Climate Change and Water   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Fire; Heathland; Pezoporus wallicus; Population; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HEATHLAND; POPULATION DENSITY; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDFIRE;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AVES; PEZOPORUS WALLICUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 78149428360     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU10014     Document Type: Article

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