Conserving large old trees as small natural features

Biological Conservation

Volumn 211, Issue , 2017, Pages 51-59

  Lindenmayer, David B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Cavities; Hollows; Logging; Nest boxes; Tree mortality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; GRAZING; LIFE CYCLE; LIVESTOCK; LOGGING (TIMBER); MORTALITY; NEST BOX; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 85007560107     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.11.012     Document Type: Article

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