The tree species preferences of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) inhabiting forest and woodland communities on Quaternary deposits in the Port Stephens area, New South Wales

Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-10

  Phillips, Stephen ^a   Callaghan, John ^b   Thompson, Valerie ^c  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Koala Foundation   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECAL PELLET; HABITAT USE; MARSUPIAL;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANIMALIA; EUCALYPTUS PARRAMATTENSIS; EUCALYPTUS ROBUSTA; METATHERIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS; SWIETENIA;

EID: 0033973015     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR98054     Document Type: Article

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