Do tropical savanna skink assemblages show a short-term response to low-intensity fire?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 331-338

  Nicholson, Evelyn ^a   Lill, Alan ^a,b   Andersen, Alan ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BUSHFIRE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; SCINCIDAE;

EID: 33745654938     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR05067     Document Type: Article

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