Population viability assessment and sensitivity analysis as a management tool for the peri-urban environment

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-241

  Ben Ami, Dror ^a   Ramp, Daniel ^a   Croft, David B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNSW Arid Zone Research Station   (Australia)

Author keywords

Management; Peri urban; PVA; Sensitivity analysis; Wallabia bicolor

Indexed keywords

WALLABIA BICOLOR;

EID: 33747632071     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-006-9353-3     Document Type: Article

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