Conserving the black-flanked rock-wallaby (petrogale lateralis lateralis) through tourism: Development of a habitat ranking system for translocated animals and the need for on-going management

Conservation Science Western Australia

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-12

  Davies, Michelle ^a   Newsome, David ^a   Moncrieff, Daryl ^b   Smith, Amanda ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Western Precinct ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Black flanked rock wallaby; Habitat ranking; Tourism potential; Translocations; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOTOURISM; HABITAT USE; ISOLATED POPULATION; MAMMAL; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TRANSLOCATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; PETROGALE; PETROGALE LATERALIS LATERALIS;

EID: 36148959679     PISSN: 14473682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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