The effect of habitat fragmentation and livestock grazing on animal communities in remnants of gimlet Eucalyptus salubris woodland in the Western Australian wheatbelt. II. Lizards

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1302-1310

  Smith, G T ^a   Arnold, G W ^a   Sarre, S ^b   Abensperg Traun, M ^a   Steven, D E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

biogeography; eucalypt woodland; habitat; lizards; remnant; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS SALUBRIS; GEKKONIDAE; MYRTACEAE;

GIMLET; GRAZING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LIZARD;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030302429     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404771     Document Type: Article

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