The effects of a low-intensity fire on small mammals and lizards in a logged, burnt forest

Wildlife Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 477-486

  Penn, Angela M ^a   Sherwin, William B ^a   Lunney, Daniel ^b   Banks, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LIZARD; MAMMAL; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BIAMANGA NATIONAL PARK; MUMBULLA STATE FOREST; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANTECHINUS; ANTECHINUS SWAINSONII; EULAMPRUS; EULAMPRUS HEATWOLEI; LAMPROPHOLIS DELICATA; LAMPROPHOLIS GUICHENOTI; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS FUSCIPES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0346936049     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02080     Document Type: Article

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