The impact of cats and foxes on the small vertebrate fauna of Heirisson Prong, Western Australia. II. A field experiment

Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-235

  Risbey, Danielle A ^a   Calver, Michael C ^a   Short, Jeff ^b   Bradley, J Stuart ^a   Wright, Ian W ^c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; PEST CONTROL; PREDATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

FELIS CATUS; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0034080974     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR98092     Document Type: Article

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