The use of habitat mosaics by terrestrial vertebrate fauna: Implications for conservation and management

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 323-333

  Law, B S ^a   Dickman, C R ^b  

^a Research and Development Division   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Habitat; Heterogeneity; Landscape ecology; Modified habitats; Mosaics; Movement patterns

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; MOSAIC HABITAT; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031967373     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008877611726     Document Type: Article

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