Fauna assemblages in regrowth vegetation in tropical open forests of the Northern Territory, Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 675-690

  Woinarski, J C Z ^a,b   Rankmore, B ^a,c   Hill, B ^a   Griffiths, A D ^a   Stewart, A ^a   Grace, B ^a,d  

^a Department of Natural Resources Environment the Arts and Sport ^*  (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Aninidilyakwa Land Council   (Australia)

^d Ecology Results   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; EVERGREEN FOREST; FIRE MANAGEMENT; GRAZING PRESSURE; GUIDELINE; POPULATION DECLINE; REGROWTH; TROPICAL FOREST; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; VERTEBRATE;

AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 73249132583     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR08128     Document Type: Article

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