Reintroduction of Tasmanian devils to mainland Australia can restore top-down control in ecosystems where dingoes have been extirpated

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Biological Conservation

• Publication date

  2015-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.BIOCON.2015.07.030
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