Reassembling island ecosystems: The case of Lord Howe Island

Animal Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-29

  Hutton, I ^a   Parkes, J P ^b   Sinclair, A R E ^c  

^a Landcare Research ^*

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Island restoration; Lord Howe Island; Pest control

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; PEST CONTROL; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LORD HOWE ISLAND; NEW SOUTH WALES; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA; RODENTIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 33846690467     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00077.x     Document Type: Review

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