Importance of diurnal refugia to a hare-wallaby reintroduction in Western Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 355-359

  Hardman, Blair ^a   Moro, Dorian ^a,b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL ACTIVITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MARSUPIAL; REFUGIUM; REINTRODUCTION; VEGETATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PERON PENINSULA; SHARK BAY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; LAGORCHESTES; LAGORCHESTES HIRSUTUS; LAGOSTROPHUS FASCIATUS; LAMARCHEA HAKEIFOLIA; SPINIFEX; TRIODIA;

EID: 33747202498     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR05088     Document Type: Article

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