Applying an animal-centric approach to improve ecological restoration

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 836-842

  Jones, Menna E ^a   Davidson, Neil ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Greening Australia Tasmania   (Australia)

Author keywords

agricultural landscape; ecological restoration; fragmentation; habitat quality; predator refuge; wildlife conservation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; REFUGIUM; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84991826572     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/rec.12447     Document Type: Article

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