Value of large-scale linear networks for bird conservation: A case study from travelling stock routes, Australia

Lentini, PiaFischer, JoernGibbons, PhilipHanspach, JanMartin, Tara2015-12-100167-8809http://hdl.handle.net/1885/68891We investigated the potential role of the travelling stock route network, Australia, in the conservation of declining birds. We surveyed 32 linear remnants and 24 adjacent agricultural fields of crop, native pasture or exotic pasture, for woodland birds.Keywords: agricultural land; bird; conservation management; ecosystem service; habitat type; invasive species; linearity; matrix; native species; pasture; population decline; species conservation; species richness; survey; woodland; Australia; Aves Corridor; Ecosystem services; Landscape supplementation; Linear remnant; Matrix; Scattered treeValue of large-scale linear networks for bird conservation: A case study from travelling stock routes, Australia201110.1016/j.agee.2011.03.0082016-02-24