Hollow-bearing trees in large glider habitat in south-east Queensland, Australia: Abundance, spatial distribution and management

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-37

  Eyre, Teresa J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arboreal marsupials; Eucalyptus; Forest management; Hollow bearing trees; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; TREEHOLE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; QUEENSLAND; WORLD;

CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; CORYMBIA INTERMEDIA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS ACMENOIDES; METATHERIA; PETAUROIDES VOLANS; PETAURUS AUSTRALIS;

EID: 17644381273     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc050023     Document Type: Article

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