Influence of woodland remnant edges on small skinks (Richmond, New South Wales)

Austral Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 630-637

  Anderson, Lyn ^a   Burgin, Shelley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptoblepharus virgatus; Cumberland Plain; Edge effect; Lampropholis; Remnant vegetation; Skink; Woodland

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT USE; LIZARD; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CUMBERLAND PLAIN; NEW SOUTH WALES;

CRYPTOBLEPHARUS; LAMPROPHOLIS; LAMPROPHOLIS DELICATA; LAMPROPHOLIS GUICHENOTI; SCINCIDAE; SCINIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 17644420553     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2002.01224.x     Document Type: Article

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