Extinction debt of cities and ways to minimise their realisation: A focus on Melbourne

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 102-110

  Hahs, Amy K ^a,b   Mcdonnell, Mark J ^a,b  

^a Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Indigenous plants; Land management; Restoration; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; PLANT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84900813163     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/emr.12112     Document Type: Article

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