The loss of native terrestrial small mammals in large urban reserves in the Australian Capital Territory

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-45

  Buckmaster, A J ^a   Osborne, W S ^a   Webb, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b Department of Territory and Municipal Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Antechinus; Australia; Population decline; Small mammals; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; EXTINCTION RISK; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARSUPIAL; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DECLINE; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRAPPING; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBANIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANTECHINUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77953086962     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc100036     Document Type: Article

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