Identifying unidirectional and dynamic habitat filters to faunal recolonisation in restored mine-pits

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 919-928

  Craig, Michael D ^a   Hardy, Giles E St J ^a   Fontaine, Joseph B ^a   Garkakalis, Mark J ^a,c   Grigg, Andrew H ^b   Grant, Carl D ^b   Fleming, Patricia A ^a   Hobbs, Richard J ^a,d  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALCOA INC   (United States)

^c Astron Environmental Services   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Coarse woody debris; Forest; Jarrah; Lizard; Mammal; Mining; Reptile; Restoration; Succession; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; FAUNISTICS; HABITAT RESTORATION; LIZARD; MAMMAL; MINE DRAINAGE; RECOLONIZATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84864005864     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02152.x     Document Type: Article

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