Decay and collapse of trees with hollows in eastern Australian forests: Impacts on arboreal marsupials

Ecological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 625-641

  Lindenmayer, David B ^a   Cunningham, Ross B ^a   Donnelly, Christine F ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arboreal marsupials; Forest stand dynamics; Hollow using fauna; Old growth forest; Snag dynamics; Southeastern Australia; Tree collapse; Trees with hollows; Vegetation dynamics; Wildlife corridors

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GYMNOBELIDEUS LEADBEATERI; METATHERIA; VERTEBRATA; VICTORIA; EUCALYPTUS; MYRTACEAE;

ENDANGERED MAMMAL; LEADBEATER'S POSSUM; MONTANE ASH FOREST; TREE COLLAPSE; TREE HOLLOW;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, CENTRAL HIGHLANDS;

EID: 0030613878     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1997)007[0625:DACOTW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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