Spatial ecology of Sooty Owls in south-eastern Australian coastal forests: Implications for forest management and reserve design

Emu

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 92-99

  Bilney, Rohan J ^a   White, John G ^a   L'Hotellier, Felicity A ^a,b   Cooke, Raylene ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Scotia Sanctuary   (Australia)

Author keywords

habitat use; hollows; home range; logging; Tyto tenebricosa

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; HEATHLAND; HOME RANGE; MAMMAL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RAINFOREST; RANGE SIZE; RAPTOR; REGROWTH; RIPARIAN FOREST; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION TYPE;

AUSTRALIA; GIPPSLAND; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

MAMMALIA; STRIGIFORMES; TYTO TENEBRICOSA; TYTO TENEBRICOSA TENEBRICOSA;

EID: 79955459962     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU09069     Document Type: Article

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