Identifying multiscale habitat factors influencing koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) occurrence and management in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 134-142

  Januchowski, Stephanie R ^a   McAlpine, Clive A ^b   Callaghan, John G ^c   Griffin, Carol B ^d   Bowen, Michiala ^b   Mitchell, Dave ^e   Lunney, Daniel ^f,g  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Gold Coast City Council   (Australia)

^d GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Australian Koala Foundation   (Australia)

^f Department of Environment and Conservation NSW ^*  (Australia)

^g MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Habitat isolation; Koalas; Landscape composition; Landscape configuration; Roads; Scale

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARSUPIAL; MODELING; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BALLARAT; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 48249154580     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2008.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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