Influence of fragmentation and disturbance on the potential impact of feral predators on native fauna in Australian forest ecosystems

Wildlife Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 387-400

  May, Sarah A ^a   Norton, T W ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CATUS; FELIS CATUS; MACROPODIDAE; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VOMBATIDAE; VOMBATUS URSINUS; VULPES VULPES;

DISTURBANCE; FERAL;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0029662699     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR9960387     Document Type: Review

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