How does woody succession affect population densities of passerine birds in New Zealand drylands?

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 257-267

  Wilson, Deborah J ^a   Norbury, Grant ^b   Walker, Susan ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Wildlife Ecology and Management Team   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carduelis chloris; Fringilla coelebs; Habitat restoration; Prunella modularis; Shrub encroachment; Shrubland; Turdus merula

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904473969     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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