Wildlife planning using FORPLAN: A review and examples from Victorian forests

Australian Forestry

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 131-140

  Burgman, Mark ^a   Church, Roger ^a   Ferguson, Ian ^a   Gijsbers, Richard ^b   Lau, Alex ^b   Lindenmayer, David ^c   Loyn, Richard ^d   McCarthy, Michael ^a   Vandenberg, Willem ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Forest Management Branch   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Arthur Rylah Institute   (Australia)

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EID: 84946366511     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.1994.10676127     Document Type: Article

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