The kangaroo conundrum: Home range studies and implications for land management

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-107

  Viggers, K L ^a,b   Hearn, J P ^a,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Farmland; Kernel model; Movements; Population control; Radio tracking; Reserves; Resource availability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HOME RANGE; MARSUPIAL; MOVEMENT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MACROPUS GIGANTEUS;

EID: 14844285390     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01001.x     Document Type: Article

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