Effects of fragmentation of Araucarian vine forest on small mammal communities

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1075-1087

  Bentley, Jocelyn M ^a,c   Catterall, Carla P ^a   Smith, Geoffrey C ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

^c Australian Bush Heritage Fund   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; SMALL MAMMAL;

ARAUCARIA CUNNINGHAMII;

EID: 0033851915     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.98531.x     Document Type: Article

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