Relative influence of habitat modification and interspecific competition on woodland bird assemblages in eastern Australia

Emu

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-51

  Maron, M ^a   Main, A ^a   Bowen, M ^a   Howes, A ^a   Kath, J ^b   Pillette, C ^a   McAlpine, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

fragmentation; grazing; habitat structure; Manorina; Noisy Miner; patch area; Yellow throated Miner

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRAZING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT TYPE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LANDSCAPE; LITERATURE REVIEW; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

AVES; MANORINA; MANORINA MELANOCEPHALA; MELIPHAGIDAE;

EID: 79955450385     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU09108     Document Type: Review

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