Diversity of a semi-arid, intact Mediterranean ecosystem in southwest Australia

Web Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages 84-93

  Judd, Simon ^a   Watson, James E M ^b   Watson, Alexander W T ^c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c The Wilderness Society   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; SHRUBLAND; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STAKEHOLDER; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

REPTILIA; TRACHEOPHYTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 48949116404     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13991183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/we-8-84-2008     Document Type: Review

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