The biodiversity integrity index: An illustration using ants in Western Australia

Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-73

  Majer, J D ^a   Beeston, G ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIODIVERSITY INTEGRITY INDEX; MINING; RANGELAND; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; URBANIZATION;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0029667698     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10010065.x     Document Type: Article

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