Warren ripping: Its impacts on European rabbits and other wildlife of central Australia amid the establishment of rabbit haemorrhagic disease

Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 567-575

  Edwards, G P ^a   Dobbie, W ^b   Berman, D McK ^c  

^a Parks and Wildlife Service Northern Territory   (Australia)

^b Centralian Land Mgmt Association   (Australia)

^c Robert Wicks Pest Animal Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; LAGOMORPH; PEST CONTROL; PREDATOR;

AUSTRALIA;

ACCIPITRIDAE; CANIS LUPUS; CICONIIFORMES; FALCO PEREGRINUS; FELIS CATUS; LAGOMORPHA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS RUFUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RAPTORES; SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE; VULPES;

EID: 0036966804     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR00098     Document Type: Article

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