A comment on the distribution of historical and contemporary livestock grazing across Australia: Implications for using dingoes for biodiversity conservation

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-30

  Allen, Benjamin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canis lupus dingo; Cattle; Distribution; Grazing mediated predation; Mammal decline; Sheep; Total grazing pressure

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATTLE; FAUNISTICS; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HISTORICAL RECORD; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POPULATION DECLINE; SHEEP;

AUSTRALIA;

BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS DINGO; CANIS LUPUS; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79953059376     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2011.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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