Habitat associations of the long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) at multiple spatial scales

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 303-316

  Norton, Melinda A ^a,b   French, Kris ^b   Claridge, Andrew W ^a,c  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; FLORISTICS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARSUPIAL; MICROHABITAT; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR CONTROL; SEASONALITY; SHRUB; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRAPPING;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

POTOROUS; POTOROUS TRIDACTYLUS;

EID: 79551697333     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO10042     Document Type: Article

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