Development of the focal species approach for biodiversity conservation in the temperate agricultural zones of Australia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 253-274

  Freudenberger, David ^a   Brooker, Lesley ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Corridors; Focal species; Fragmentation; Habitat condition; Isolation; Key habitat; Landscape design

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; KEYSTONE SPECIES; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0742270782     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000004320.43567.f7     Document Type: Review

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