Patch use by the greater glider (Petauroides volans) in a fragmented forest ecosystem. II. Characteristics of den trees and preliminary data on den-use patterns

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 569-577

  Lindenmayer, D B ^a   Pope, M L ^a,b   Cunningham, R B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEN; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MARSUPIAL; PATCH USE; RADIOTELEMETRY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW SOUTH WALES; TUMUT; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; PETAUROIDES VOLANS; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 13844267008     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02111     Document Type: Article

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