The influence of unburnt patches and distance from refuges on post-fire bird communities

Animal Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 499-507

  Watson, S J ^a,b   Taylor, R S ^c   Nimmo, D G ^b   Kelly, L T ^b,d   Clarke, M F ^c   Bennett, A F ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological legacies; Birds; Conservation; Fire; Mallee; Refuge

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FIRE MANAGEMENT; PROBABILITY; REFUGE; SPATIAL PLANNING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AVES;

EID: 84867103071     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00542.x     Document Type: Article

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