Conservation gone to the dogs: when canids rule the beach in small coastal reserves

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 493-509

  Schlacher, Thomas A ^a   Weston, Michael A ^b   Lynn, David ^a   Schoeman, David S ^a   Huijbers, Chantal M ^a   Olds, Andrew D ^a   Masters, Sam ^a   Connolly, Rod M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apex predators; Conservation; Domestic dogs; Invasive species; Red foxes; Reserves; Sandy shores; Scavengers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925536771     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0830-3     Document Type: Article

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