The role of adjacent habitats in rodent damage levels in Australian macadamia orchard systems

Crop Protection

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 727-732

  White, J ^a   Wilson, J ^a   Horskins, K ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Damage; Macadamia; Management; Pest; Rodent

Indexed keywords

MACADAMIA ORCHARD; PEST DAMAGE; RODENT;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; MACADAMIA; PROTEACEAE; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031443618     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(97)00062-8     Document Type: Article

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