The occurence of hollows in eucalypts and ironwood Erythrophleum chlorostachys in the Gulf region of the Northern Territory and its implications for timber harvesting

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-63

  Taylor, R J ^a   Chisholm, R A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Erythrophleum chlorostachys; Eucalyptus; Forest management; Hollows; Riparian

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; TIMBER HARVESTING; TREEHOLE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; WORLD;

ERYTHROPHLEUM; ERYTHROPHLEUM CHLOROSTACHYS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS LEUCOPHLOIA; EUCALYPTUS MINIATA; ISOPTERA; RIPARIA;

EID: 17644405480     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc050057     Document Type: Article

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