As clear as mud: A critical review of evidence for the ecological roles of Australian dingoes

Biological Conservation

Volumn 159, Issue , 2013, Pages 158-174

  Allen, Benjamin L ^a   Fleming, Peter J S ^b   Allen, Lee R ^c   Engeman, Richard M ^d   Ballard, Guy ^e   Leung, Luke K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Vertebrate Pest Research Unit   (Australia)

^c Robert Wicks Pest Animal Research Centre   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e Vertebrate Pest Research Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Experimental design; Mesopredator release; Relative abundance indices; Threatened fauna; Trophic cascades

Indexed keywords

CANID; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOOD WEB; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; LITERATURE REVIEW; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; POPULATION REGULATION; PREDATOR; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SAMPLING; TROPHIC CASCADE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AUSTRALIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS DINGO; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 84872729145     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.12.004     Document Type: Review

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