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ROWLEY REVIEW

Birds on farms: a review of factors influencing bird occurrence in the temperate woodlands of south-eastern Australia

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Pages 238-254 | Received 09 Dec 2021, Accepted 21 Jul 2022, Published online: 03 Aug 2022

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