Experimental evaluation shows limited influence of pine plantations on the connectivity of highly fragmented bird populations

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1179-1187

  Mortelliti, Alessio ^a   Westgate, Martin J ^a   Lindenmayer, David B ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Birds; Dispersal; Functional connectivity; Matrix; Pine and conifer plantations; Population synchrony

Indexed keywords

AVES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA;

EID: 84925343342     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12313     Document Type: Article

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