
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Brooker, Belinda 
T1  - The range and habitat characteristics of the thick-billed grasswren (<emph type="2">Amytornis textilis</emph>) in the Shark Bay region, Western Australia
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 2000
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
SP  - 245
EP  - 256
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR99041 
N2  - The thick-billed grasswren (Amytornis textilis) has a disjunct distribution in the Shark Bay region, with one population confined to Peron Peninsula and the other further inland on Woodleigh Station and the north-eastern corner of Hamelin Station. Grasswrens were found in several vegetation types, including acacia shrublands, Triodia spinifex and the dense vegetation in drainage depressions. Vegetation characteristics that appeared important determinants of grasswren presence were recumbent acacias and low shrubs within the 0&#8211;1-m height category, and shrub clumps of high foliage density. These shrub clumps comprised climbers and recumbent low shrubs with interwoven branches, often in association with other plant species. Habitats with this shrub structure may provide the grasswren with ideal nesting sites. The possible effects of grazing and fire on this shrub structure are discussed. 
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