Koalas continue to occupy their previous home-ranges after selective logging in Callitris-Eucalyptus forest

Wildlife Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 94-107

  Kavanagh, Rodney P ^a   Stanton, Matthew A ^a   Brassil, Traecey E ^a  

^a Science and Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOOD PREFERENCE; HOME RANGE; MARSUPIAL; RANGE SIZE; SELECTIVE LOGGING;

CALLITRIS; CALLITRIS GLAUCOPHYLLA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS BLAKELYI; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 34247464261     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR06126     Document Type: Article

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