Road upgrade in Victoria a filter to the movement of the endangered Squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis): Results of a pilot study

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 226-228

  Van Der Ree, Rodney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barrier effect; Habitat fragmentation; Road ecology; Squirrel glider

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MIGRATION ROUTE; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; RODENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

PETAURUS NORFOLCENSIS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 33750736396     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2006.312_3.x     Document Type: Article

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