The impacts and management of foxes Vulpes vulpes in Australia

Mammal Review

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-211

  Saunders, Glen R ^a,b   Gentle, Matthew N ^c   Dickman, Christopher R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b Vertebrate Pest Research Unit   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

1080; Agricultural production; Bait; Biodiversity conservation; Predation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BAIT; BIODIVERSITY; CANID; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PREDATION; REINTRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 77954643370     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2010.00159.x     Document Type: Review

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