The western ringtail possum, Pseudocheirus occidentalis, and the quokka, Setonix brachyurus, case studies: Western Shield review - February 2003

Conservation Science Western Australia

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-257

  de Tores, Paul J ^a   Hayward, Matthew W ^b,c,d   Rosier, Suzanne M ^a  

^a Wildlife Research Centre   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d Terrestrial Ecology Research Unit   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE SIZE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

BASSARISCUS ASTUTUS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; PSEUDOCHEIRUS OCCIDENTALIS; SETONIX BRACHYURUS;

EID: 23944448882     PISSN: 14473682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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