A comparison of techniques used in a survey of the ground-dwelling and arboreal mammals in forests in north-eastern New South Wales

Wildlife Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 417-432

  Catling, P C ^a   Burt, R J ^a   Kooyman, R ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL MAMMAL; GROUND-DWELLING MAMMAL; MAMMAL SURVEY; SURVEY TECHNIQUE;

AUSTRALIA; MURWILLUMBAH FORESTRY MANAGEMENT AREA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030693573     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR96073     Document Type: Article

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