Remotely-sensed foliage cover and ground-measured stand attributes are complimentary when estimating tree hollow abundances across relictual woodlands in agricultural landscapes

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 114-123

  Ellis, Murray V ^a,b   Taylor, Jennifer E ^c   Rayner, Laura ^d  

^a Western Zone Conservation and Planning Unit   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Landscape planning; Remote sensing; Semi arid woodland; Tree cavity; Tree hole

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL; FOLIAGE; FOREST CANOPY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; REMOTE SENSING; SEMIARID REGION; SURVIVAL; WOODLAND; WOODY PLANT;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 84929331158     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/emr.12168     Document Type: Article

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