Occurrence of pygmy possums, Cercartetus lepidus and C. nanus, and their nest sites in logged and unlogged dry and wet eucalypt forest in Tasmania

Australian Forestry

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 159-164

  Duncan, A M R ^a,b   Taylor, R J ^a,c  

^a FORESTRY TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Furneaux Nat Rsrc Mgmt Strategy   (Australia)

^c Parks and Wildlife Service Northern Territory   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Breeding places; Cercartetus Lepidus; Cercartetus nanus; Forest management; Nests; Sclerophyllous forests; Silviculture; Tasmania; Wild animals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035456261     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2001.10676181     Document Type: Article

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