Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) impacts on vegetation and soils, and implications for management of wooded rangelands

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-29

  Eldridge, David J ^a   Simpson, Robyn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burrowing; Cryptogam; Germination; Rabbit warrens; Semi arid woodland; Soil processes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AUSTRODANTHONIA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA TOURNEFORTII; BRYOPHYTA; MARRUBIUM; MARRUBIUM VULGARE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0036166403     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1439-1791-00078     Document Type: Article

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