Rapid evaluation of pasture quality for a critically endangered mammal, the northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 91-100

  Woolnough, Andrew P ^a   Foley, William J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORAGE; MAMMAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEAR INFRARED; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PASTURE;

LASIORHINUS; LASIORHINUS KREFFTII; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA; VOMBATIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 0036097056     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR00050     Document Type: Article

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