Adequacy of terrestrial fauna surveys for the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments in the mining industry of Western Australia

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 187-192

  Fraser, Jason L ^a,b   Thompson, Graham G ^a   Moro, Dorian ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Best practice; Environmental Impact Assessments; Terrestrial fauna survey

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FAUNA; HABITAT RESTORATION; MINING INDUSTRY; SURVEYING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

LASTHENIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346103900     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-8903.2003.00155.x     Document Type: Review

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