Species’ traits affect the occurrence of birds in a native timber plantation landscape

Animal Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 526-538

  Pryde, E C ^a,e   Nimmo, D G ^b,c   Holland, G J ^b,d   Watson, S J ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

disturbance; forestry; land use; native Eucalyptus plantation; species traits; timber

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DISTURBANCE; FORESTRY; LAND USE; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANTATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TIMBER;

AVES; EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 84962267185     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acv.12268     Document Type: Article

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