Eucalypt flower production in the suburbs and bush: Implications for the endangered SwiftParrot Lathamus Discolor

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 338-346

  Hingston, Andrew B ^a   Piech, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus flowering; Fire management; Threatened species management; Urban ecosystems

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BUSHLAND; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVERGREEN TREE; FLOWER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PERIURBAN AREA; POLLEN; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SUBURBAN AREA;

AUSTRALIA; HOBART; TASMANIA;

AVES; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; LATHAMUS DISCOLOR; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 84857593042     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC110338     Document Type: Article

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