Links between riparian characteristics and the abundance of common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) burrows in an agricultural landscape

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 760-767

  Borchard, Philip ^a   McIlroy, John ^b   McArthur, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cattle; Habitat use; Shrub cover; Streambank

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BURROW; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HABITAT USE; MARSUPIAL; PERSISTENCE; RIPARIAN ZONE; STREAM; VEGETATION COVER; WILD POPULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

BOS; VOMBATIDAE; VOMBATUS URSINUS;

EID: 58149119800     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR08071     Document Type: Article

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