The koala and possum trade in Queensland, 1906-1936

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 543-584

  Hrdina, Frances ^a   Gordon, Greg ^a,b  

^a Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service ^*  (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fur trade; Koala; Phascolarctos cinereus; Possum; Pseudocheirus peregrinus; Sustainable use; Trichosurus caninus; Trichosurus vulpecula; Wildlife harvest

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; LEGISLATION; MARSUPIAL; NINETEENTH CENTURY; STATE ROLE; TRADE FLOW; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ANIMALIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS; PSEUDOCHEIRUS PEREGRINUS; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS CANINUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 33645598759     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/az.2004.003     Document Type: Review

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