Distinguishing historical fragmentation from a recent population decline - Shrinking or pre-shrunk skink from New Zealand?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-210

  Berry, Oliver ^a,c   Gleeson, Dianne M ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Oligosoma grande; Population decline; Skink; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; LIZARD; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VICARIANCE;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

OLIGOSOMA GRANDE; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 15944419241     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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