Mammal extinctions on Australian islands: Causes and conservation implications

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 465-473

  Burbidge, Andrew A ^a,c   Manly, Bryan F J ^b  

^a Wildlife Research Centre   (Australia)

^b WESTERN ECOSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

^c Department of Conservation and Land Management ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian islands; Black rat; Cat; Fox; Introduced predators; Mammal extinctions

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; EXTINCTION; HABITAT TYPE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISLAND; MAMMAL; PREDATION;

AUSTRALIA;

CANIDAE; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS EXULANS; RATTUS RATTUS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0036287458     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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