The dingo and biodiversity conservation: Response to Fleming et al. (2012)

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 8-14

  Johnson, Chris N ^a   Ritchie, Euan G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; ecological restoration; feral cat; mesopredator release; red fox; trophic cascade.

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS DINGO; CANIS LUPUS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 84875407981     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM12005     Document Type: Article

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