Occurrence of small mammals in a fragmented landscape: The role of vegetation heterogeneity

Wildlife Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 387-397

  Holland, Greg J ^a   Bennett, Andrew F ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT USE; HETEROGENEITY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NATIVE SPECIES; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ANTECHINUS; ANTECHINUS AGILIS; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; POTOROUS TRIDACTYLUS; RATTUS; RATTUS FUSCIPES; RATTUS LUTREOLUS; SCAPTEROMYS TUMIDUS;

EID: 34548427025     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07061     Document Type: Article

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