Restoring a rainforest habitat linkage in north Queensland: Donaghy's Corridor

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-112

  Tucker, Nigel I J ^a   Simmons, Tania ^b  

^a Biotropica Australia   (Australia)

^b Cape York Peninsula ^*

Author keywords

Habitat colonisation; Habitat linkage; Queensland; Rain forest; Restoration

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; COLONIZATION; FAUNA; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; RAINFOREST; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ATHERTON TABLELAND; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 70450076760     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2009.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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