Effects of habitat fragmentation on the reproductive ecology of four plant species in mallee woodland

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 758-768

  Cunningham, Saul A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; REPRODUCTION; WOODLAND;

ACACIA BRACHYBOTRYA; DIANELLA REVOLUTA; EREMOPHILA GLABRA; SENNA ARTEMISIOIDES;

EID: 0034082231     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.98609.x     Document Type: Article

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