Ecological and anthropomorphic factors permitting low-risk assisted colonization in temperate grassy woodlands

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1781-1789

  McIntyre, Sue ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalypt woodlands; Grasslands; Managed relocation; Plant conservation; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLONIZATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GRASS; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LAND USE; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RELOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

POACEAE;

EID: 79957647201     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.03.023     Document Type: Review

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