Lessons from large-scale conservation networks in Australia

Parks

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 115-125

  Fitzsimons, James ^a,b   Pulsford, Ian ^c   Wescott, Geoff ^b  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Connectivity; Conservation networks; Landscape scale conservation; Wildlife corridors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891952966     PISSN: 0960233X     EISSN: 24112119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.CH.2013.PARKS-19-1.JF.en     Document Type: Article

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