Little left to lose: Deforestation and forest degradation in Australia since European colonization

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 109-120

  Bradshaw, Corey J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

biodiversity; climate change; fragmentation; land use; restoration

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84855945677     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtr038     Document Type: Article

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