Changes in the avifauna of Cape York Peninsula over a period of 9 years: The relative effects of fire, vegetation type and climate

Emu

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 120-131

  Perry, J J ^a   Kutt, A S ^a   Garnett, S T ^b   Crowley, G M ^b   Vanderduys, E P ^a   Perkins, G C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

conservation; fire frequency; MAXENT; niche modelling; northern Australia; species richness; temporal variation

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GLOBAL CHANGE; LAND MANAGEMENT; NICHE; POPULATION DECLINE; SAVANNA; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA; CAPE YORK PENINSULA; QUEENSLAND;

AVES; CACATUA GALERITA; CENTROPUS PHASIANINUS; MELIPHAGIDAE; SMICRORNIS BREVIROSTRIS;

EID: 79957861657     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU10009     Document Type: Article

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