The conservation of arboreal marsupials in the montane ash forests of the central highlands of Victoria, south-eastern Australia. VIII. Landscape analysis of the occurrence of arboreal marsupials

Biological Conservation

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-92

  Lindenmayer, D B ^a   Cunningham, R B ^a   McCarthy, M A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arboreal marsupials; Geographic Information Systems; Landscape analysis; Old growth forest; South eastern Australia; Statistical modelling; Timber harvesting; Yellow bellied glider

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; MARSUPIAL; MONTANE FOREST; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

GYMNOBELIDEUS LEADBEATERI; PETAUROIDES VOLANS; PETAURUS AUSTRALIS; TRICHOSURUS CANINUS;

EID: 0032907502     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00116-5     Document Type: Article

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