Models of the distribution and abundance of ground-dwelling mammals in the eucalypt forests of north-eastern New South Wales in relation to environmental variables

Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 313-322

  Catling, P C ^a   Burt, R J ^a   Forrester, R I ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MAMMAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036408279     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR01005     Document Type: Article

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