Large-scale habitat selection by parrots in New Caledonia

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 409-419

  Legault, Andrew ^a,b   Chartendrault, Vivien ^c,d   Theuerkauf, Jörn ^b   Rouys, Sophie ^e   Barré, Nicolas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

^c CIRAD   (France)

^d Société Calédonienne d'Ornithologie   (New Caledonia)

^e Conservation Research New Caledonia ^*  (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Conservation; New Caledonia; Parrot; Rainforest

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOREST COVER; GIS; HABITAT SELECTION; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; RAINFOREST; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA];

CYANORAMPHUS; EUNYMPHICUS CORNUTUS; PSITTACIDAE; TRICHOGLOSSUS HAEMATODUS;

EID: 79952701437     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0602-0     Document Type: Article

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