Putting it back: Woody debris in young restoration plantings to stimulate return of reptiles

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 84-87

  Shoo, Luke P ^a,b   Wilson, Rohan ^c   Williams, Yvette M ^b   Catterall, Carla P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Centre for Rainforest Studies   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Faunal habitat; Habitat restoration; Microhabitat supplementation; Rainforest; Revegetation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COLONIZATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT CREATION; LAND DEGRADATION; LIZARD; MICROHABITAT; RAINFOREST; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; TROPICAL REGION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84892901178     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/emr.12079     Document Type: Article

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