How many mature microhabitats does a slow-recolonising reptile require? Implications for restoration of bauxite minesites in south-western Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-17

  Craig, Michael D ^a   Benkovic, Angela M ^a,c   Grigg, Andrew H ^b   Hardy, Giles E St J ^a   Fleming, Patricia A ^a   Hobbs, Richard J ^a,d  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALCOA INC   (United States)

^c RPS   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT TYPE; HOME RANGE; MATURATION; MICROHABITAT; MINE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR; RECOLONIZATION; REPTILE; RESEARCH WORK; SUCCESSION;

AUSTRALIA;

EGERNIA; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE;

EID: 79960204342     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO10046     Document Type: Article

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