Signals of change in tropical savanna woodland vertebrate fauna 5 years after cessation of livestock grazing

Wildlife Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 386-396

  Kutt, A S ^a,e   Vanderduys, E P ^a   Perry, J J ^a   Perkins, G C ^a   Kemp, J E ^b   Bateman, B L ^c   Kanowski, J ^d   Jensen, R ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY   (Australia)

^e NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; birds; conservation; grazing; mammals; management; recovery; reptiles

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MONITORING; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATOR CONTROL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SAVANNA; SIGNAL; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VERTEBRATE;

AUSTRALIA;

AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84863519203     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR11137     Document Type: Article

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