Time lags in provision of habitat resources through revegetation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 174-186

  Vesk, Peter A ^a   Nolan, Rachael ^b   Thomson, James R ^b   Dorrough, Josh W ^c   Mac Nally, Ralph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arboreal mammal habitat; Bat habitat; Biodiversity; Bird habitat; Habitat restoration; Habitat suitability; Landscape reconstruction; Predictive modelling; Reafforestation; Time lag

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DECISION MAKING; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAND USE; MAMMAL; MATURATION; NATIVE SPECIES; REVEGETATION; RURAL AREA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 36549057424     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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