Bringing forward the benefits of coarse woody debris in ecosystem recovery under different levels of grazing and vegetation density

Biological Conservation

Volumn 157, Issue , 2013, Pages 204-214

  Manning, Adrian D ^a   Cunningham, Ross B ^a   Lindenmayer, David B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Box gum grassy woodland; Coarse woody debris; Ecological restoration; Grazing; Landscape fluidity; Mulligans Flat Goorooyarroo Woodland Experiment; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; LOGGING (TIMBER); MARSUPIAL; OVERGRAZING; REPTILE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE;

EID: 84870380690     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.06.028     Document Type: Article

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