Mammals or reptiles, as surveyed by pit-traps, as bio-indicators of rehabilitation success for mine sites in the goldfields region of Western Australia?

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 268-286

  Thompson, Graham G ^a   Thompson, Scott A ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bio indicators; Mammals; Mining; Rehabilitation; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; GOLD MINE; PITFALL TRAP; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

MAMMALIA; ORA; REPTILIA;

EID: 28844467725     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc050268     Document Type: Review

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