The influence of landscape context on the distribution of flightless mammals in exurban developments

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 114-123

  Daniels, G D ^a   Kirkpatrick, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fringe development; Mammal conservation; Periurbia; Urban ecology; Urban sprawl

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; MAMMALS; SURVEYS;

EXURBAN DEVELOPMENT; FRINGE DEVELOPMENT; LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS; PERIURBIA; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; TASMANIA , AUSTRALIA; URBAN ECOLOGY; URBAN SPRAWL;

ECOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY; DISPERSAL; FECUNDITY; FLIGHTLESSNESS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LANDOWNER; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARSUPIAL; RANGE SIZE; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPOTLIGHT SURVEY; SURVIVAL; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; LAND USE; MAMMALS; SURVEYS; WATER;

AUSTRALIA; HOBART; TASMANIA;

MAMMALIA; PERAMELES GUNNII;

EID: 81455131422     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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