Is the reptile community affected by Eucalyptus wandoo tree condition?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 358-366

  Moore, T L ^a   Valentine, L E ^a,b   Craig, M D ^a   Hardy, G E S J ^a   Fleming, P A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

fire history; microhabitat; skinks; Western Australia; woodlands.

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DICOTYLEDON; FIRE HISTORY; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST FIRE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LEAF LITTER; LIZARD; MICROHABITAT; POPULATION DECLINE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA; DRYANDRA WOODLAND STATE FOREST; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84884836652     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR13015     Document Type: Article

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