Multi-scale patterns of habitat use by re-introduced mammals: A case study using medium-sized marsupials

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 320-331

  Finlayson, Graeme R ^a   Vieira, Emerson M ^b   Priddel, David ^c   Wheeler, Robert ^c   Bentley, Joss ^d   Dickman, Chris R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^c OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Endangered; Habitat use; Marsupial; Re introduction

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVERGREEN TREE; HABITAT USE; MARSUPIAL; REINTRODUCTION; SHRUB; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SCOTIA SANCTUARY;

BETTONGIA; BETTONGIA LESUEUR; BETTONGIA PENICILLATA; EUCALYPTUS; MACROPODIDAE; MACROTIS; MACROTIS LAGOTIS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; ONYCHOGALEA FRAENATA; TRIODIA;

EID: 36549045474     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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