Factors affecting the detection of possums by spotlighting in Western Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 689-700

  Wayne, A F ^a,c   Cowling, A ^b   Rooney, J F ^c   Ward, C G ^c   Wheeler, I B ^c   Lindenmayer, D B ^a   Donnelly, C F ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Science Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SPOTLIGHT SURVEY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

BASSARISCUS ASTUTUS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; PHALANGERIDAE; PSEUDOCHEIRUS OCCIDENTALIS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 29144525456     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR04089     Document Type: Article

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