Biodiversity and invasive grass species: Multiple-use or monoculture?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 447-457

  Ferdinands, Keith ^a   Beggs, Kerry ^a   Whitehead, Peter ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; ORYZA; UROCHLOA MUTICA;

EID: 25144433885     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR04036     Document Type: Article

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