EcoFire: Restoring the biodiversity values of the Kimberley region by managing fire

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 84-92

  Legge, Sarah ^a,b   Murphy, Stephen ^c   Kingswood, Richard ^a,d   Maher, Butch ^e   Swan, Daniel ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MapIT   (Australia)

^d NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^e NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Community involvement; Conservation management; Ecosystem processes; Fire; Habitat restoration; Monitoring and evaluation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

EID: 79960713716     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2011.00595.x     Document Type: Article

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