The illusion of nature: Perception and the reality of natural landscapes, as illustrated by vertebrate fauna in the Northern Territory, Australia

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 30-33

  Woinarski, John C Z ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Ecological integrity; Introduced species; Northern Territory

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NATIVE SPECIES; PERCEPTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; VEGETATION INDEX; VERTEBRATE;

AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84892859498     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/emr.12083     Document Type: Article

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