Shrub-based plantings of woody perennial vegetation in temperate Australian agricultural landscapes: What benefits for native biodiversity?

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-35

  Collard, Stuart J ^a   Fisher, Andrew M ^b  

^a Government of South Australia   (Australia)

^b Land and Biodiversity Conservation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscape; Biodiversity; Saltbush; Woody perennial

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FODDER; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PERENNIAL PLANT; SOIL EROSION; WOODY PLANT;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 77953908757     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2010.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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