Conservation of the greater glider (Petauroides volans) in remnant native vegetation within exotic plantation forest

Animal Conservation

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-209

  McCarthy, Michael A ^a,b   Lindenmayer, David B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETAUROIDES VOLANS; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0006941816     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943099000530     Document Type: Article

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