A preliminary study of mammals in E. sieberi forests of the Boola Boola working plan area.  G. Suckling.  December 1973.  23 pp. (unpubl.)

SUMMARY

A preliminary survey of areas utilised for pulpwood and logs in the Boola Forest, near Erica, carried out during October, 1973, has indicated the presence of at least 14 indigenous and 4 introduced species of mammals.

Four areas were studied in some detail: these being 3 areas utilised mainly for pulpwood 8, 13 and 18 years prior to the study respectively, and a lightly logged area, which was used as a control.

The indications from this short survey were that both the diversity of mammal species and the density of certain species tend to be a little lower in the eight year-old and control areas than in the other two areas studied. However, these indications are very tentative, and need to be checked by further work.