Does structural connectivity facilitate movement of native species in Australia's fragmented landscapes?: A systematic review protocol

Environmental Evidence

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Doerr, Erik D ^a,b   Doerr, Veronica Aj ^a,b   Davies, Micah J ^a   McGinness, Heather M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Corridor; Dispersal; Fragmentation; Stepping stone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950251520     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-2382-3-9     Document Type: Review

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