Spatial fidelity of plant, vertebrate, and invertebrate assemblages in multiple-use forest in eastern Australia

Conservation Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 822-835

  Oliver, Ian ^b   Beattie, Andrew J ^b   York, Alan ^a  

^a State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MULTIPLE USE; PROTECTED AREA; RESERVE DESIGN; SITE SELECTION;

AUSTRALIA;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PSELAPHIDAE; SCARABIDAE;

EID: 0031829488     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1998.97075.x     Document Type: Article

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