Inadvertent translocation of amphibians in the shipment of agricultural produce into New South Wales: Its extent and conservation implications

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-45

  O'Dwyer, T W ^a   Buttemer, W A ^a   Priddel, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Banana; Decline; Disease transmission; Extinction; Frog; Threatening process; Translocation

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FROG; SPECIES TRANSLOCATION;

AMPHIBIAN; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSERVATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0034536475     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc000040     Document Type: Article

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