Pre-1750 vegetation, naturalness and vegetation condition: What are the implications for biodiversity conservation?

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 176-178

  Oliver, Ian ^a   Smith, Peter L ^b   Lunt, Ian ^c   Parkes, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Flora and Fauna Branch   (Australia)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EID: 0036915837     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-8903.2002.00110.x     Document Type: Article

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