The distribution of three nocturnal bird species across a suburbanforest gradient

Emu

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-58

  Weaving, M J ^a   White, J G ^a   Isaac, B ^a   Cooke, R ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Owlet nightjar; Southern Boobook; Tawny Frogmouth; urban ecology; urbanisation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LANDSCAPE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SUBURBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

AUSTRALIA;

AEGOTHELES CRISTATUS; AVES; NINOX NOVAESEELANDIAE; PODARGUS STRIGOIDES;

EID: 79955423192     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU09117     Document Type: Article

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