Effects of Javan rusa deer (Cervus timorensis) on native plant species in the Jibbon-Bundeena Area, Royal National Park, New South Wales

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Volumn 126, Issue , 2005, Pages 99-110

  Keith, David ^a   Pellow, Belinda ^b  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Browsing; Cervus timorensis; Deer; Endangered ecological communities; Feral animals; Fire; Grazing; Herbivory; Plant demography; Syzygium paniculatum; Threatened species; Threatening process

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAREX; CERVIDAE; CERVUS TIMORENSIS; FILICOPHYTA; SYZYGIUM PANICULATUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33748870280     PISSN: 0370047X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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