Powerline corridors: Degraded ecosystems or wildlife havens?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 615-626

  Clarke, Donna J ^a   Pearce, Kate A ^a   White, John G ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST FIRE; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; RODENT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS;

EID: 33845804689     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR05085     Document Type: Article

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