- Title
- Does size matter : Tree use by translocated koalas
- Creator
- Santamaria, Flavia; Keatley, Marie; Schlagloth, Rolf
- Date
- 2005
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/43997
- Identifier
- vital:2235
- Identifier
- ISSN:0042-5184
- Abstract
- Overbrowsing of manna gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) and, in some instances, swamp gum (E. ovata) has occurred in areas where koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) have been translocated. A study of 30 radio-tracked translocated koalas examined tree use at three release forests in the Ballarat Vic region. Some 20 tree species were used by koalas. The results showed that koalas will use a wide variety of tree species if available and show a preference for larger trees (A).
- Relation
- Victorian Naturalist Vol. 122, no. 1 (2005), p. 4-13
- Rights
- Copyright Field Naturalists Club of Victoria
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Koalas; Phascolarctos cinereus; Marsupials; Native animals; Native species; Translocation; Browsing damage; Native forests; Eucalyptus; Diameter; Habitat selection; Food preferences; Temperate zones
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