Patterns of decline in the native mammal fauna of the north-west slopes of New South Wales

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 210-224

  Paull, David C ^a   Date, Elizabeth M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Extinction; Habitat; Resources; Species decline

Indexed keywords

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA; NOTOMYS; POTOROIDAE; RATTUS SP.; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS;

EID: 0006365489     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.1999.021     Document Type: Article

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