Seasonal abundance and habitat use of Australian parrots in an urbanised landscape

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-198

  Davis, Adrian ^a   Taylor, Charlotte E ^a   Major, Richard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding season; Habitat; Nectarivore; Rainbow Lorikeet; Street; Urban

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; GOLF; ROADS AND STREETS; VEGETATION;

BREEDING SEASON; HABITAT; NECTARIVORE; RAINBOW LORIKEET; URBAN;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; GOLF COURSE; GRANIVORY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; NATIONAL PARK; NATIVE SPECIES; NECTARIVORY; SEASONALITY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

GEOPSITTACUS OCCIDENTALIS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 84860343819     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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