Hunted, marooned, re-introduced, contracepted: A history of Koala management in Victoria

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 34, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 73-92

  Menkhorst, Peter ^a,b  

^a Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Division   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertility control Heidelberg, VIC 3084 AUS; Koala; Marooning; Over browsing; Phascolarctos cinereus; Re introduction; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION GROWTH; REINTRODUCTION; TRANSLOCATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ANIMALIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 58149301492     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/fs.2008.012     Document Type: Article

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