Diets of native and introduced mammalian herbivores in shrub-encroached grassy woodland, south-eastern Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 684-694

  Davis, Naomi E ^a   Coulson, Graeme ^a   Forsyth, David M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; HERBIVORE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MAMMAL; MONOCOTYLEDON; NATIVE SPECIES; SHRUB; VEGETATION; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WILSONS PROMONTORY NATIONAL PARK;

AXIS PORCINUS; CERVIDAE; DICOTYLEDONEAE; LILIOPSIDA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUIDAE; VOMBATIDAE; VOMBATUS URSINUS; WALLABIA BICOLOR;

EID: 56649116070     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR08042     Document Type: Article

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