The longevity of constructed log pile fauna habitats in restored bauxite mines in relation to recurrent wildfire in the jarrah forest of Western Australia

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-140

  Grigg, Andrew H ^a   Steele, Alison J ^a  

^a Alcoa World Alumina Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Hollows; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; FAUNISTICS; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LONGEVITY; MINING; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SURVIVAL; WILDFIRE;

AUSTRALIA; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA;

EID: 79960744514     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2011.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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