Can active restoration of tropical rainforest rescue biodiversity? A case with bird community indicators

Biological Conservation

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-61

  Catterall, Carla P ^a   Freeman, Amanda N D ^a   Kanowski, John ^a,b   Freebody, Kylie ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developmental trajectory; Endemic species; Forest; Functional group; Pasture; Plantation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; BIRD; CHRONOSEQUENCE; COLONIZATION; DEFORESTATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASSLAND; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAND COVER; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PASTURE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POPULATION DECLINE; RAINFOREST; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

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EID: 84857446625     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.10.033     Document Type: Article

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