Relative influence of habitat structure, species interactions and rainfall on the post-fire population dynamics of ground-dwelling vertebrates

Austral Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 958-970

  Arthur, Anthony D ^a   Catling, Peter C ^a,b   Reid, Allan ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feral predator; Long term; Marsupial; Population dynamics; Succession

Indexed keywords

CANID; FELID; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATOR CONTROL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RAINFALL; SHRUB; SUCCESSION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WILDFIRE;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; FELIS CATUS; ISOODON OBESULUS; METATHERIA; PERAMELES NASUTA; PERAMELIDAE; POTOROUS; POTOROUS TRIDACTYLUS; VERTEBRATA; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 84869887392     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02355.x     Document Type: Article

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