Conservation status and biogeography of Australia's terrestrial mammals

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 411-422

  Burbidge, Andrew A ^a   McKenzie, N L ^a   Brennan, K E C ^a   Woinarski, J C Z ^a   Dickman, C R ^b   Baynes, A ^c   Gordon, G ^a,d   Menkhorst, P W ^a   Robinson, A C ^a,e  

^a Department of Environment and Conservation ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^e C/ Post Office   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DATA ACQUISITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GLOBAL CHANGE; MAMMAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CHOERODON; EYREA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 63149095558     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO08027     Document Type: Article

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