Uncertainty in assessing the viability of the Powerful Owl Ninox strenua in Victoria, Australia

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 144-154

  McCarthy, Michael A ^a,b   Webster, Alan ^c   Loyn, Richard H ^d   Lowe, Kim W ^e  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Port Phillip Region ^*  (Australia)

^d ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^e Flora and Fauna Branch   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; METAPOPULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; POPULATION MODELING; RAPTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA;

AVES; NINOX STRENUA; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; VICTORIA;

EID: 0033492467     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc990144     Document Type: Article

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