Provision of watering points in the Australian arid zone: A review of effects on biota

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-121

  James, Craig D ^a   Landsberg, Jill ^a   Morton, Stephen R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arid zone; Biodiversity; Bore; Dam; Grazing; Piosphere; Rangeland; Water

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; POACEAE;

EID: 0032912998     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0467     Document Type: Article

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