Journal article
Birds respond to woodland type, soil and mesic gradients in heterogeneous woodlands at Dryandra
Australian Journal of Zoology
2021
Abstract
The vast clearance of forest and woodland for agriculture with the removal of more than 93% of the native vegetation has decimated the fauna of what is now known as the Western Australian wheatbelt. This clearing has been particularly severe on wandoo woodlands through the wheatbelt. In order to quantify the usefulness of what has been left, three native woodland types were surveyed for avian abundance and diversity, in a large heterogeneous remnant of old-growth woodland, at Dryandra. Birds were counted at 70 points along seven transects, through three woodland types: powderbark wandoo (Eucalyptus accedens), wandoo (E. wandoo) and a brown mallet (E. astringens) plantation. Greater abundance and species richness were detected in E. wandoo woodland, although this is thought to be related to the more mesic and productive low-lying contours of the landscape on which it is situated.
Details
- Title
- Birds respond to woodland type, soil and mesic gradients in heterogeneous woodlands at Dryandra
- Authors/Creators
- G.R. Fulton (Author/Creator) - The University of QueenslandJ. Lawson (Author/Creator) - Lions Eye Institute
- Publication Details
- Australian Journal of Zoology
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005543002307891
- Copyright
- © 2021 CSIRO
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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