Influence of fine-scale habitat requirements and riparian degradation on the distribution of the purple-crowned fairy-wren (Malurus coronatus coronatus) in northern Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 874-884

  Skroblin, Anja ^a,b   Legge, Sarah ^a,b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distribution; Fine scale habitat; Malurus coronatus; Riparian; Threat

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT TYPE; PASSERINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SHRUB; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; UNDERSTORY;

AUSTRALIA;

BOS; MALURUS CORONATUS; PANDANUS; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 84869874357     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02331.x     Document Type: Article

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