Common reptiles unaffected by connectivity or condition in a fragmented farming landscape

Austral Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 641-652

  Schutz, Adam J ^a   Driscoll, Don A ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Habitat fragmentation; Mallee; Patch isolation; Remnant vegetation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONNECTIVITY; FAUNA; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; REPTILE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 64549147172     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01830.x     Document Type: Article

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