Evaluation of line-transect sampling for estimating koala abundance in the Pine Rivers Shire, south-east Queensland

Wildlife Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-133

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

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; LINE TRANSECT; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION DENSITY;

AUSTRALIA;

METATHERIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 0042284642     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02042     Document Type: Article

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