The relative conservation value of remnant patches of native vegetation in the wheatbelt of Western Australia: I. Plant diversity

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 268-278

  Brooker, M G ^a   Margules, C R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Fragmentation; Reserve selection

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION VALUE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; RANKING; REMNANT VEGETATION; RESERVE SOLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, KELLERBERRIN;

EID: 0030445148     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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