Biological Consequences of Ecosystem Fragmentation: A Review

Conservation Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 18-32

  SAUNDERS, DENIS A ^a   HOBBS, RICHARD J ^a   MARGULES, CHRIS R ^a  

^a CSIRO SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MANAGEMENT;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0026291025     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.1991.tb00384.x     Document Type: Review

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