Gradient analysis of macropod distribution in open forest and woodland of eastern Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 132-143

  Southwell, C J ^a,e   Cairns, S C ^b   Pople, A R ^c   Delaney, R ^d,f  

^a Environment Australia   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abundance; Classification; Community; Diversity; Environmental gradient; Macropod; Ordination; Richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044362763     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.241954.x     Document Type: Article

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