Causes of mortality to the endangered Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii in Queensland, Australia

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-179

  Kofron, Christopher P ^a,b   Chapman, Angela ^c  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Casuarius casuarius johnsonii; Mortality; Queensland; Southern Cassowary

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; MORTALITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CASUARIIDAE; CASUARIUS CASUARIUS;

EID: 33748648436     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc060175     Document Type: Article

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