Preliminary predictions of the impacts of habitat area and catastrophes on the viability of Mahogany Glider Petaurus gracilis populations

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-62

  Jackson, Stephen M ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Healesville Sanctuary   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mahogany Glider; Management; Petaurus gracilis; Population viability analysis; VORTEX

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EXTINCTION RISK; MARSUPIAL; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; POPULATION MODELING; RESERVE DESIGN;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PETAURUS GRACILIS; POTATO VIRUS A; SWIETENIA;

EID: 0033492179     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc990056     Document Type: Article

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