Use of tree hollows by Carnaby's Cockatoo and the fate of large hollow-bearing trees at Coomallo Creek, Western Australia 1969-2013

Biological Conservation

Volumn 177, Issue , 2014, Pages 185-193

  Saunders, Denis A ^a   Mawson, Peter R ^b   Dawson, Rick ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Perth Zoo   (Australia)

^c Department of Parks and Wildlife ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Calyptorhynchus latirostris; Carnaby's Cockatoo; Hollow nesting; Loss of tree hollows; Tree cavities; Tree hollows

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TREE;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84904915939     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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