Habitat fragmentation involves the break-up of continuous native vegetation into remnant patches that are set in a matrix of altered habitat. The consequences of habitat fragmentation include the loss of original habitat which is followed by reductions in remnant size that increase edge effects and reduce habitat quality, and also increase the isolation of remnants from one another. Habitat fragmentation is an international environmental concern that also effects Australia. Over the last ten years Queensland has been responsible for some ninety percent of the clearing occurring in Australia, and as a result recorded some of the highest vegetation clearing rates in the world. / thesis (PhDEnvironmentalManagement)--University of South Australia, 2004.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/173389 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Schneider, Kathryn Erica |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | © 2004 Kathryn Erica Schneider |
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