Impacts of an invasive willow (Salix×rubens) on riparian bird assemblages in south-eastern Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 511-520

  Holland Clift, Sarah ^b   O'Dowd, Dennis J ^a   Mac Nally, Ralph ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthropod; Biological invasion; Bird; Habitat complexity; Resource availability; Riparian zone

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; AVIFAUNA; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONNECTIVITY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DOMINANCE; FOLIAGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT TYPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NATIVE SPECIES; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRANSECT;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ARTHROPODA; AVES; SALIX;

EID: 79960773182     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02178.x     Document Type: Article

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