Impacts of timber harvesting on mammals, reptiles and nocturnal birds in native hardwood forests of east gippsland, victoria: A retrospective approach

Australian Forestry

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 182-210

  Alexander, J S A ^a,b   Scotts, D J ^a,c   Loyn, R H ^a  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b Department of Natural Resources and Environment ^*  (Australia)

^c NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Birds; Censuses; Ecology; Fauna; Forest influence; Forest practice; Forest survey; Habitat; Logging; Logging effects; Mammals; Marsupials; Microhabitats; Multiple use; Nature conservation; Reptiles; Stand characteristics; Stand structure; Vegetation types

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PHALANGERIDAE; RATTUS; REPTILIA; RODENTIA; TRICHOSURUS CANINUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0036758032     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2002.10674871     Document Type: Article

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