Determining the distribution and abundance of a regional koala population in south-east Queensland for conservation management

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-117

  Dique, David S ^a   Preece, Harriet J ^a   Thompson, Jim ^a   De Villiers, Deidré L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; POPULATION SIZE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 0042038357     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02031     Document Type: Article

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