Floristic and structural habitat preferences of yellow-bellied gliders (Petaurus australis) and selective logging impacts in southeast Queensland, Australia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-295

  Eyre, T J ^a,c   Smith, A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Austeco Environmental Consultants   (Australia)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus forest; Forest management; Forest structure; Habitat suitability; Petaurus australis

Indexed keywords

FLORISTIC PREFERENCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT PREFERENCE; LOGGING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; YWLLOE-BELLIED GLIDER;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, MARYBOROUGH;

EUCALYPTUS; METATHERIA; PETAURUS AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0031468479     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00111-4     Document Type: Article

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