A preliminary investigation into the potential impacts of fire on a forest dependent burrowing frog species

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-83

  Penman, T D ^a   Lemckert, Frank L ^b   Mahony, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Dehydration; Hazard reduction burn; Heleioporus; Management

Indexed keywords

BURROWING ORGANISM; FIRE; FROG; HABITAT MANAGEMENT;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HELEIOPORUS;

EID: 33645147502     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc060078     Document Type: Article

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