Effects of soil disturbance from roadworks on roadside shrubs in a fragmented agricultural landscape

Biological Conservation

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 393-406

  Spooner, Peter G ^a   Lunt, Ian D ^a   Briggs, Sue V ^b   Freudenberger, David ^c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Nature Conservation Agency   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia; Field margins; Fragmentation; Road verge; Soil disturbance

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SHRUB;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ACACIA; ACACIA PYCNANTHA;

EID: 1642323688     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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