Ecosystem risk assessment for Cumberland Plain Woodland, New South Wales, Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 400-410

  Tozer, Mark G ^a   Leishman, Michelle R ^b   Auld, Tony D ^a  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clearing; Fire; Red List; Weeds

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL CHANGE; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; RED LIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA; CUMBERLAND PLAIN; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84929894140     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aec.12201     Document Type: Article

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