35
Views
10
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

The Composition, Microhabitat Use and Response to Fire of the Avifauna of Subtropical Heathlands in Cooloola National Park, Queensland

Pages 249-257 | Received 17 Dec 1987, Accepted 19 Apr 1988, Published online: 22 Dec 2016

References

  • Blakers, M. Davies, S.J.J.F. & Reilly, P.N. (1984). The Atlas of Australian Birds. Melbourne University Press and RAOU, Melbourne.
  • Catling, P.C. & Newsome, A.E. (1981). Responses of the Australian vertebrate fauna to fire. In: Fire and the Australian Biota (eds A.M. Gill, R.H. Groves & I.R. Noble) pp. 273–310. Australian Academy of Science, Canberra.
  • Christensen, P.E. & Kimber, P.C. (1975). Effect of prescribed burning on the flora and fauna of south-west Australian forests. Proc. Ecol. Soc. Aust. 7, 85–107.
  • Coaldrake, J.E. (1975). The natural and social history of Cooloola. Proc. Ecol. Soc. Aust. 9, 308–313.
  • Cockburn, A. (1978). The distribution of Pseudomys shortridgei (Muridae: Rodentia) and its relevance to that of other heathland Pseudomys. Aust. Wildl. Res. 5, 213–219.
  • Cooper, R.P. (1975). The avifauna of Wilson's Promontory Pt 4. Aust. Birdwatcher 5, 17–34.
  • Corben, C. (1973). The Southern Emu-wren in south-east Queensland. Sunbird 4, 5–7.
  • Cowley, R.D., Heislers, A. & Ealey, E.H.H. (1969). Effects of fire on wildlife. Victoria's Resources 11, 18–22.
  • Disney, H.J. de S. (1968). Bushfires and their effect on fauna and flora. Aust. Nat. Hist. 16, 87–89.
  • Dwyer, P.D., Kikkawa, J. & Ingram, G.J. (1979). Habitat relations of vertebrates in subtropical heathlands of coastal southeastern Queensland. In: Ecosystems of the World, Vol 9 A. (ed. R.L. Specht) pp. 281–299. Elsevier Scientific Publ. Co., Amsterdam.
  • Dwyer, P.D. & Willmer, J.B. (1975). Eastern Grass Owl at Cooloola. Sunbird 6, 99–100.
  • Forshaw, J.M. (1981). Australian Parrots. Landsdowne Press, Melbourne.
  • Fox, A. (1978). The ′72 fire of Nadgee Nature Reserve. Parks & Wildlife 2, 5–24.
  • Fox, B.J. & McKay, G.M. (1981). Small mammal responses to pyric successional changes in eucalypt forest. Aust. J. Ecol. 6, 29–41.
  • Gill, A.M. (1977). Management of fire-prone vegetation for plant species conservation in Australia. Science 8, 20–26.
  • Heyligers, P.C., Myers, K., Scott, R.M. & Walker, J. (1981). An ecological reconnaissance of the Evans Head training area, Bundjalung National Park, NSW. Aust. CSIRO Div. Land Use Res. Tech. Memor. 81/35.
  • Hindwood, K.A. (1933). The Ground. Parrot. Emu 32, 241–246.
  • Isles, A.C. & Menkhorst, P.W. (1975). Ground Parrot habitat at Sand-Patch Point, Victoria. Aust. Birdwatcher 6, 41–44.
  • Jordan, R. (1984). Barren Grounds and its birds. In: Barren Grounds Bird Observatory Report 1982–84 (eds R. Jordan and P. Jordan) pp. 13–27. RAOU, Melbourne.
  • Lord, C. (1927). The ‘Button-grass’ Parrot. Emu 27, 42–43.
  • Main, A.R. (1981). Fire tolerance of heathland animals. In: Ecosystems of the World, Vol 9B (ed. R.L. Specht) pp. 85–90. Elsevier Scientific Publ. Co., Amsterdam.
  • McFarland, D.C. (in press). Fire and vegetation composition and structure of subtropical heathlands in south-eastern Queensland. Aust. J. Bot. 36.
  • Meredith, C.W., Gilmore, A.M. & Isles, A.C. (1984). The ground parrot (Pezoporus wallicus Kerr) in south-eastern Australia: a fire-adapted species? Aust. J. Ecol. 9, 367–380.
  • Newsome, A.E., McIlroy, J. & Catling, P.C. (1975). The effects of an extensive wildfire on populations of twenty ground vertebrates in southeast Australia. Proc. Ecol. Soc. Aust. 9, 107–123.
  • Nix, H.A. & Brooker, M.G. (1978). Part 3 Birds. In: Land Use on the South Coast of New South Wales Vol. 2. Biophysical background Studies (ed. R.H. Gunn) pp. 74–80. Aust. CSIRO, Canberra.
  • Porter, J.W. (1982). Terrestrial birds of the coastal lowlands of southeast Queensland. Technical Paper No. 30, Department of Forestry, Queensland.
  • Porter, J.W. & Henderson, R. (1983). Birds and burning histories of open forest at Gundiah, southeastern Queensland. Sunbird 13, 61–68.
  • Recher, H.F. & Christensen, P.E. (1980). Fire and the evolution of the Australian biota. In: Ecological Biogeography in Australia (ed. A. Keast) pp. 137–164. Junk, The Hague.
  • Roberts, G.J. & Ingram, G.J. (1976). An annotated list of the land birds of Cooloola. Sunbird 7, 1–20.
  • Sandercoe, C. (1985). Vegetation Map: Womalah State Forest and part of Cooloola National Park. Department of Forestry, Queensland.
  • Specht, R.L. (1979). The sclerophyllus (heath) vegetation of Australia: The eastern and central states. In: Ecosystems of the World, Vol 9A (ed. R.L. Specht) pp. 125–210. Elsevier Scientific Publ. Co., Amsterdam.
  • Watkins, D. (1985). Report of the RAOU Ground Parrot Survey in Western Australia. Report No 15. RAOU, Melbourne.
  • Whitlock, F.L. (1914). Notes on the Spotless Crake and Western Ground Parrot. Emu 13, 202–205.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.