Effects of tropical rainforest roads on small mammals: Fragmentation, edge effects and traffic disturbance

Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 277-289

  Goosem, Miriam ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SMALL MAMMAL;

AUSTRALIA;

MAMMALIA; MELOMYS; MELOMYS CERVINIPES; RATTUS; RATTUS SP.; RODENTIA; UROMYS; UROMYS CAUDIMACULATUS;

EID: 0036407207     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR01058     Document Type: Article

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