Increased grazing and dominance of an exotic pasture (Bothriochloa pertusa) affects vertebrate fauna species composition, abundance and habitat in savanna woodland

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-58

  Kutt, Alex S ^a   Fisher, Alaric ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

Author keywords

biodiversity; conservation; information theoretic models; rangelands; tropics; weed.

Indexed keywords

AVES; BOS; BOTHRIOCHLOA; BOTHRIOCHLOA PERTUSA; CARLIA MUNDA; CINCLORAMPHUS MATHEWSI; CISTICOLA; CISTICOLA EXILIS; CRACTICUS; CTENOTUS TAENIOLATUS; GYMNORHINA TIBICEN; MAMMALIA; MANORINA FLAVIGULA; POA; REPTILIA; TIBICEN; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79953090348     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ10065     Document Type: Article

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