The importance of ecological processes for terrestrial biodiversity conservation in Tasmania

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-196

  McQuillan, Peter B ^a   Watson, James E M ^b   Fitzgerald, Nick B ^c   Obendorf, David ^d   Leaman, David ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c The Wilderness Society   (Australia)

^d Leaman Geophysics   (Australia)

^e NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTA; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMISM; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT TYPE; NATIVE SPECIES; PERSISTENCE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 70350289411     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc090171     Document Type: Article

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