Karl Vernes

A vertical bait station for black rats (Rattus rattus) that reduces bait take by a sympatric native rodent

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2014

DOI: 10.1071/AM13010

Abstract: Novel bait stations can be used as a targeted method of delivering bait by exploiting behavioural traits of the target species. On Muttonbird Island, New South Wales, the black rat (Rattus rattus) has been baited to aid the conservation of the island’s wedge-tailed shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) colony, which may result in poisoning of the sympatric sw rat (Rattus lutreolus). We aimed to design a bait station that R. rattus could reach, but that R. lutreolus could not. We found that 11 (92%) of 12 captive R. rattus reached the bait chambers by climbing a 50-cm vertical pipe, whereas only four (18%) of 22 R. lutreolus reached these bait stations. In a field trial on Muttonbird Island R. rattus entered the bait chamber on an average of 5.3 events per night of vertical bait station deployment, but R. lutreolus did not enter the stations. In a field trial on the mainland at a site with a high density of R. lutreolus, this species was detected in one vertical bait station five times, equating to an average of 0.017 events per night of vertical bait station deployment. We conclude that R. rattus readily climbs a 50-cm pipe to enter the bait station, whereas R. lutreolus rarely or never does on Muttonbird Island or at the mainland site.

Mammal mycophagy and fungal spore dispersal across a steep environmental gradient in eastern Australia

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 02-2009

DOI: 10.1111/J.1442-9993.2008.01883.X

Review and analysis of Australian macropod translocations 1969-2006

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 04-03-2014

DOI: 10.1111/MAM.12020

Association of parma wallabies (Macropus parma) with sedge swamps in Gibraltar Range National Park.

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2007

DOI: 10.1071/AM07016

Abstract: Parma wallabies (Macropus parma) have a patchy distribution on the coast and ranges of central and northern New South Wales from Goulburn northward to the Queensland border. In Gibraltar Range National Park they are found in dry sclerophyll forest with a heath understorey, a departure from their apparent preference for wet forest types. Distance to sw was by far the best correlate of M. parma distribution.

Spatial and temporal interactions between endangered spotted‐tailed quolls and introduced red foxes in a fragmented landscape

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 26-07-2021

DOI: 10.1111/JZO.12919

Abstract: Habitat fragmentation can have detrimental impacts on native predators globally through the loss of habitat and associated impacts from introduced predators. The endangered spotted‐tailed quoll ( Dasyurus maculatus ) is the largest marsupial carnivore on mainland Australia and is sympatric with an introduced predator, the red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ). Spotted‐tailed quolls are considered a forest‐dependent species and are often associated with large, intact forested habitats where abundance of prey is high and competition with foxes is low. Spotted‐tailed quolls are known to persist in some fragmented habitats in sympatry with foxes however, the mechanisms facilitating this coexistence are unclear. For 15 months in 2018–19, we used camera traps to investigate whether coexistence between quolls and foxes in a fragmented landscape was facilitated by spatial and/or temporal separation of activity. We found no evidence of spatial separation, with quolls detected on the majority of cameras where foxes were detected. There was considerable temporal overlap between quolls and foxes (Δ 1 = 0.71–0.81) and no evidence that fox presence influenced the temporal activity of quolls (Δ 1 = 0.76–0.80). Furthermore, there was no evidence of within‐night spatiotemporal avoidance between quolls and foxes ( R 2 0.01). Our findings suggest that quolls do not offset their spatial and temporal activity to avoid foxes in this fragmented landscape. The spatial and temporal sympatry between quolls and foxes is possibly facilitated by low fox density at this site, suggested by low fox detections. The lack of separation between quoll and fox activity could also explain why quolls become locally extinct in other fragmented landscapes because quolls may not modify their activity to avoid foxes. Future research should focus on investigating quoll and fox interactions along a gradient of fox densities and assess if higher fox densities influence spatial and temporal coexistence with quolls in fragmented landscapes.

Local knowledge and attitude towards the Vulnerable Bhutan takin Budorcas whitei among residents living within its seasonal range

Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Date: 12-02-2019

DOI: 10.1017/S0030605318000418

Abstract: We assessed local knowledge of and attitudes towards a large, endemic bovid, the Bhutan takin Budorcas whitei , within its seasonal range in Jigme Dorji National Park, Bhutan. Using semi-structured questionnaires, data were collected in March 2015 from interviews with 169 park residents. A conditional inference tree analysis was used to explore associations between demography, locality, and secondary response variables through questions relating to respondents’ knowledge of the takin's status as a protected species, a Vulnerable species, and as the national animal. Most respondents knew the takin was Bhutan's national animal, and of those, a significantly high proportion also knew of its protected status. Significantly more respondents residing in the species’ summer, rather than winter, range were aware of the takin's Vulnerable status. Most respondents expressed positive feelings towards the takin and supported its protection. This strong positive attitude, in conjunction with awareness-raising efforts, could be valuable for promoting the takin as a montane flagship species.

The dingo (Canis familiaris) as a secondary disperser of mycorrhizal fungal spores

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2023

DOI: 10.1071/WR22057

Reproduction in the red-legged pademelon, Thylogale stigmatica Gould (Marsupialia: Macropodidae), and age estimation and development of pouch young

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 1994

DOI: 10.1071/WR9940553

Abstract: The reproduction of Thylogale stigmatica in captivity was studied and a predictive growth equation for age determination of the pouch young was developed. The general pattern of reproduction involved an oestrous cycle of 29-32 days, a gestation period of 28-30 days and a mean pouch life of 184 days. A post-partum oestrus and mating generally followed birth. Births were observed in all months in captivity, and from October to June in the wild. Mean age of weaning of young was 66 days following permanent pouch emergence, and the mean ages at maturity for females and males was 341 and 466 days, respectively.

Effects of landscape composition and configuration on northern flying squirrels in a forest mosaic

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 04-2009

DOI: 10.1016/J.FORECO.2009.01.028

Immediate effects of fire on survivorship of the northern bettong (Bettongia tropica): an endangered Australian marsupial

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 12-2000

DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00086-0

Seasonal fungal diets of small mammals in an Australian temperate forest ecosystem

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 12-2015

DOI: 10.1016/J.FUNECO.2015.09.015

A review of livestock predation by large carnivores in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Date: 18-12-2015

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-22246-2_8

GLIDING PERFORMANCE OF THE NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL (GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS) IN MATURE MIXED FOREST OF EASTERN CANADA

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

Date: 11-2001

DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2001)082<1026:GPOTNF>2.0.CO;2

Camera traps in the canopy: Surveying wildlife at tree hollow entrances

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2016

DOI: 10.1071/PC15030

Abstract: This is the first comprehensive camera trap study to examine hollow usage by wildlife in the canopy of trees. Eighty cameras directed at tree hollows were deployed across eight sites in nine species of eucalypt in north-east New South Wales. In total, 38 species (including 21 birds, 9 mammals and 8 reptiles) were recorded at hollow entrances over a three-month period. There was a significant difference between wildlife hollow usage associated with site disturbance and tree growth stage (ANOSIM, P 0.05) however, there was no significant difference associated with tree hollow diameter (ANOSIM, P 0.05). The level of anthropogenic disturbance at each site, including vegetation modification of the understorey, was a significant predictor of species presence. Despite the limitations of using camera traps in the canopy of trees this study demonstrates the potential to garner useful insights into the ecology and behaviour of arboreal wildlife.

On the reliability of expert identification of small-medium sized mammals from camera trap photos

Publisher: Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem (SPVS)

Date: 21-08-2013

DOI: 10.2461/WBP.2013.9.4

'Cort short on a mountaintop' – Eight new species of sequestrate <I>Cortinarius</I> from sub-alpine Australia and affinities to sections within the genus

Publisher: Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Date: 18-06-2010

DOI: 10.3767/003158510X512711

Brushtail possum terrestrial activity patterns are driven by climatic conditions, breeding and moonlight intensity

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 06-05-2023

DOI: 10.1007/S13364-023-00691-5

Abstract: Ecological studies of common brushtail possums ( Trichosurus vulpecula ) in their extant range have been limited by technology and the species’ nocturnal habit. However, camera traps now allow the investigation of possum ethology without observer interference. Here, we analysed terrestrial possum activity patterns using a large dataset collected over 3 years from 133 camera traps in mesic eucalypt woodland and open forest in three national parks on the New England Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. We investigated how weather and moonlight intensity influenced possum activity patterns throughout the night, and across seasons and years, by using the timest s assigned to each detection by the camera trap. Terrestrial possum activity increased as ambient temperatures decreased in autumn and peaked in winter when females were rearing offspring. Nightly possum detections decreased significantly with rain and increasing mean temperature. Possums were almost exclusively nocturnal, with most terrestrial activity earlier in the evening in winter and later at night in summer. During longer nights, higher temperatures also delayed activity. While nightly detection rates were not affected by lunar phase, possums preferred parts of the night with the highest moonlight intensity, and this effect was stronger on brighter nights. Overall, brushtail possums were most active on the ground when temperatures were mild and moonlight bright, presumably assisting foraging and predator avoidance, and during the breeding season they avoided rain. These patterns suggest that reproduction, thermoregulation and risk of predation strongly shape the nocturnal activity cycle. Furthermore, our research adds to the evidence that camera traps can help greatly expand our knowledge of the ecology and behaviour of nocturnal mammals.

Seasonal and yearly changes in consumption of hypogeous fungi by northern flying squirrels and red squirrels in old-growth forest, New Brunswick

Publisher: Canadian Science Publishing

Date: 2004

DOI: 10.1139/Z03-224

Abstract: Seasonal consumption of mycorrhizal fungus by northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) and red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) was examined in old-growth mixedwood forest at Fundy National Park in southern New Brunswick between May 1999 and March 2001. Using faecal pellet analysis, we found that the amount of fungus in the diet of both species was dependent on season and year of study and ranged from 35% to 95%. Twenty fungal taxa, most of them hypogeous Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes, were detected in diets. More taxa were detected in summer diets compared with all other seasons, but all seasonal s les contained several hypogeous taxa. Up to six taxa were identified in any one s le. Both squirrel species occurred at high densities throughout the study, and dietary overlap between them was great throughout this time in terms of both the amount of fungus and the proportions of different taxa that were consumed. Overall, our data suggest that both G. sabrinus and T. hudsonicus are abundant and important consumers of fungus in the region and that fungus may represent a key food resource, particularly during times when other foods are limited.

Activity patterns and temporal niche partitioning in sympatric red‐legged and red‐necked pademelons

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 24-12-2022

DOI: 10.1111/AEC.13135

Abstract: Temporal partitioning between ecologically similar species facilitates co‐occurrence and can influence the structure of mammalian assemblages. We studied diel activity patterns of two sympatric forest‐dwelling wallabies, the red‐legged pademelon ( Thylogale stigmatica ) and red‐necked pademelon ( Thylogale thetis ) in eastern Australia to better understand spatiotemporal partitioning between these closely related macropods. Temporally, both species displayed strongly crepuscular activity patterns typical of many macropod species however, compared with T. thetis , T. stigmatica was less active during evening twilight and more active in the period prior to dawn. Spatially, T. stigmatica used dense forest cover exclusively throughout the 24‐hour cycle, while T. thetis ided its habitat spatiotemporally, spending the diurnal period under forest cover and the nocturnal period on pasture beyond the forest edge. In practical terms, this meant that T. stigmatica and T. thetis were fully spatially segregated at night, during the period they would be likely to do most of their foraging. We propose that the spatiotemporal partitioning observed is niche partitioning, and provides a mechanism for the co‐occurrence of these closely related species.

Predictively modelling the distribution of the threatened brush-tailed rock-wallaby (

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 15-09-2021

DOI: 10.1071/WR20141

Abstract: Abstract Context Species Distribution Models (SDM) can be used to investigate and understand relationships between species occurrence and environmental variables, so as to predict potential distribution. These predictions can facilitate conservation actions and management decisions. Oxley Wild Rivers National Park (OWRNP) is regarded as an important stronghold for the threatened brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata), on the basis of the presence of the largest known metapopulation of the species. Adequate knowledge of the species’ ecology and distribution in OWRNP is a key objective in the national recovery plan for the species occurring in the Park. Aims To model distribution using key GIS-derived environmental factors for the brush-tailed rock-wallaby in OWRNP and to ground-truth its presence through field surveys in areas of high habitat suitability. Methods We used Maxent to model the distribution of the brush-tailed rock-wallaby within OWRNP on the basis of 282 occurrence records collected from an online database, elicitation of informal records from experts, helicopter surveys and historic records. Environmental variables used in the analysis were aspect, distance to water, elevation, geology type, slope and vegetation type. Key results Vegetation type (37.9%) was the highest contributing predictor of suitable habitat, whereas aspect (4.8%) contributed the least. The model produced an area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) of 0.780. The model was able to discriminate between suitable and non-suitable habitat for brush-tailed rock-wallabies. Areas identified in our model as being highly suitable yielded eight new occurrence records during subsequent ground-truthing field surveys. Conclusions Brush-tailed rock-wallaby distribution in OWRNP is primarily associated with vegetation type, followed by distance to water, elevation, geology, slope and aspect. Field surveys indicated that the model was able to identify areas of high habitat suitability. Implications This model represents the first predicted distribution of brush-tailed rock-wallaby in OWRNP. By identifying areas of high habitat suitability, it can be used to survey and monitor the species in OWRNP, and, thus, contribute to its management and conservation within the Park.

Effects of season and fire on the diversity of hypogeous fungi consumed by a tropical mycophagous marsupial

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 11-2001

DOI: 10.1046/J.0021-8790.2001.00564.X

Australian species of Elaphomyces (Elaphomycetaceae, Eurotiales, Ascomycota)

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2011

DOI: 10.1071/SB10012

Abstract: The sequestrate ascomycete genus Elaphomyces is described and illustrated from Australia. The following thirteen new species are described: Elaphomyces aurantias, E. austrogranulatus, E. chlorocarpus, E. cooloolanus, E. coralloideus, E. laetiluteus, E. nothofagi, E. pedicellaris, E. queenslandicus, E. rugosisporus, E. suejoyceae, E. symeae, and E. timgroveii. A key is provided to all Elaphomyces species from Australia.

A global review of the ecological significance of symbiotic associations between birds and fungi

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 09-2019

DOI: 10.1007/S13225-019-00436-3

Can camera trapping be used to accurately survey and monitor the Hastings River mouse (Pseudomys oralis)?

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2016

DOI: 10.1071/AM15016

Abstract: Camera trapping is increasingly recognised as a survey tool akin to conventional small mammal survey methods such as Elliott trapping. While there are many cost and resource advantages of using camera traps, their adoption should not compromise scientific rigour. Rodents are a common element of most small mammal surveys. In 2010 we deployed camera traps to measure whether the endangered Hastings River mouse (Pseudomys oralis) could be detected and identified with an acceptable level of precision by camera traps when similar-looking sympatric small mammals were present. A comparison of three camera trap models revealed that camera traps can detect a wide range of small mammals, although white flash colour photography was necessary to capture characteristic features of morphology. However, the accurate identification of some small mammals, including P. oralis, was problematic we conclude therefore that camera traps alone are not appropriate for P. oralis surveys, even though they might at times successfully detect them. We discuss the need for refinement of the methodology, further testing of camera trap technology, and the development of computer-assisted techniques to overcome problems associated with accurate species identification.

Myxomycetes associated with Australian vertebrate dung

Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales

Date: 28-10-2022

DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2022.041

Abstract: Little is known about species of myxomycetes associated with vertebrate dung in Australia. In the present study, dung s les of 15 species of mammals (eight marsupials, three native rodents and four domestic or feral eutherians) and a large flightless bird (the southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius) were collected and processed in 84 moist chamber cultures. Fifty-two percent of these cultures yielded evidence (fruiting bodies and/or plasmodia) of myxomycetes. Eleven species belonging to seven genera were recorded. Licea tenera was the most common species in the study (recorded from 12 moist chamber cultures) and is also a new record for the continent. Perichaena depressa, Didymium difforme and Cribraria violacea were the only other species appearing in at least three cultures. S les of dung collected from small mammals did not yield any myxomycetes.

Fate of wild-caught Antechinus flavipes released after physiological experiments

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2009

DOI: 10.1071/AM09013

Abstract: Animals may be released into the wild for introduction, translocation or rehabilitation programs. Often, released animals do not survive or reproduce as well as wild conspecifics. Another circumstance whereby animals may be released is the return to the wild of research subjects, and although these animals may be expected to fare better than those from introduction, translocation or rehabilitation programs, there is little information regarding their subsequent survival and reproduction. We examine here the survivorship and reproductive success of five (one male, four female) yellow-footed antechinus (Antechinus flavipes) released back into the wild after being held in captivity for approximately one week for physiological experiments. Three of the four female Antechinus were recaptured after release and, on inspection, all three had 10 pouch young. Survivorship after release of antechinus held in captivity (0.75) was not different from the population as a whole, which ranged between 0.5 and 1.0. We therefore present unequivocal evidence that Antechinus released into the wild after physiological experiments can successfully survive and reproduce. This information is important for wildlife managers and animal ethics committees when considering the fate of ex-research animals.

Use of cenotes and the cave environment by mammals on the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 31-05-2022

DOI: 10.1111/BTP.13111

Abstract: Mammals are important sources of nutrients to cave ecosystems, and in some circumstances, caves may be an essential resource for mammals. Few studies, however, have focused on the use of caves by terrestrial mammals. The Yucatán Peninsula encompasses an extensive carbonate karst region that includes the world's largest underwater cave system. Forest in the region overlies fractured limestone bedrock, so flooded caves known regionally as cenotes represent the only reliable source of free‐standing water for much of the Peninsula's wildlife. We used camera traps at 17 cenotes on the Yucatán Peninsula to determine patterns of use by mammals. Eighteen non‐volant mammal taxa were identified using cenotes, the most commonly occurring being lowland paca ( Agouti paca ), opossums ( Didelphis spp.), white‐nosed coati ( Nasua narica ), gray fox ( Urocyon cinereoargenteus ), tayra ( Eira barbara ), and gray four‐eyed opossum ( Philander opossum ) collectively these taxa accounted for 76% of all mammal records. We also recorded several felids using cenotes, including jaguar ( Panthera onca ) and puma ( Puma concolor ). Activity patterns at cenotes usually matched normal activity schedules, but some species were nocturnal in the forest but diurnal at cenotes. Mammals mostly accessed cenotes to drink, but a range of activities were recorded including foraging, nesting, mating, resting, and bathing. The Yucatán region has experienced continued population growth and economic development over many decades which directly threatens cenotes. Because our work has revealed that cenotes are important to the Yucatán's mammals, we believe protection of cenotes should be a central issue for regional wildlife conservation. Abstract in Spanish is available with online material.

Employing citizen science to understand amphibian and reptile diversity and distribution in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 09-2022

DOI: 10.1016/J.GECCO.2022.E02157

Stability of nest range, home range and movement of the northern bettong (Bettongia tropica) following moderate-intensity fire in a tropical woodland, north-eastern Queensland

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2001

DOI: 10.1071/WR00054

Abstract: Nest use, home-range characteristics and nightly movements by the northern bettong (Bettongia tropica) were examined before and after a low- to moderate-intensity fire in sclerophyll woodland in north-eastern Australia using radio-telemetry. In all, 23 animals were radio-tracked at three-month intervals between February 1995 and May 1996. During November 1995 a low-intensity experimental fire burned the entire home range of most animals. The northern bettong appeared fairly catholic in choice of nest site, with a variety of nest locations and nesting materials used. Prior to the fire, nests were generally located in areas of dense cover, such as the skirts of grass trees (46%) or grass close to a log (29%). After fire removed most ground cover in the nesting areas of most animals, bettongs used remaining shelter such as boulder piles (45%), recently fallen trees (8%) and patches of unburnt vegetation (21%). Nest areas (10.1 ha) of males were significantly larger than those of females (5.4 ha). Home ranges of both sexes were large (59 ha) and most ranges lacked distinct core areas, suggesting that bettongs used all parts of their home ranges equally. High mean rates of nightly movement by the northern bettong indicated that large distances were moved within home ranges during nightly foraging. No significant fire-related changes were detected in home-range size, home-range location, nest-area location or mean rates of nightly movement, suggesting that the northern bettong is well adapted to the low- and medium-intensity fires that characterise its habitat.

New Guinean bandicoots: new insights into diet, dentition and digestive tract morphology and a dietary review of all extant non-Australian Peramelemorphia

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 14-10-2021

DOI: 10.1071/AM21015

Abstract: Little is known about the diets and ecology of New Guinea’s 14 bandicoot species. In order to better understand the diet and digestive morphology of these marsupials, we reviewed the literature, studied the dental morphology, conducted analysis of gastrointestinal contents, and measured the digestive tracts of: Echymipera clara, E. davidi, E. kalubu, E. rufescens, Isoodon macrourus, Microperoryctes ornata, M. papuensis and Peroryctes raffrayana. These species consume a mix of fungi, insects and plant material that is broadly consistent with the omnivorous diet characteristic of most Australian bandicoots however, morphological observations reveal variation between species that likely reflect finer-scale differences in diet. Dental morphology suggests a wider variety of diets (insectivore, omnivore, frugivore) than on the Australian mainland (mostly omnivore). Dissections and measurements of the digestive tract of seven New Guinean species indicate variation linked to diet. The relatively short caecum in all New Guinean species, but especially in E. clara and E. kalubu, is particularly suggestive of limited consumption of fibrous plant material the relative length of the large intestine suggests variable capacity for water reabsorption. Our dietary data also suggest that some of these species also play an important role in the dispersal of hypogeous fungi.

Estimating the density of free-ranging wild horses in rugged gorges using a photographic mark-recapture technique

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2009

DOI: 10.1071/WR07126

Abstract: Estimating the density of large, feral species such as wild horses at landscape scales can present a logistical hurdle for wildlife managers attempting to set density-based management targets. We undertook aerial surveys of wild horses by using a helicopter in Guy Fawkes River National Park in north-eastern New South Wales across 3 years to determine whether meaningful density estimates could be obtained efficiently by a mark–recapture technique based on recognition of in idual horses. Horse groups photographed from the air on the first of two surveys conducted each year were ‘marked’ on the basis of a unique combination of colours and natural markings, and ‘recaptured’ if they were photographed and identified on the second survey. Population size was estimated with the program MARK using a range of population estimators however, because horses appeared to be evading detection on the second survey of each year, we chose a final estimation model that accounted for detection shyness in the study species. In 2005, the density estimate was 3.8 horses per km2 (upper and lower 95% CL = 3.5–5.7 horses per km2). Following horse control in these catchments, the estimate in 2007 was 2.3 horses per km2 (upper and lower 95% CL = 2.1–3.4 horses per km2), and this change in density can be accounted for by the known number of horses removed from the survey area between survey periods. Overall, the technique proved useful for estimating densities of wild horses in deeply dissected gorge country where other estimation techniques (such as line transects) are not practical however, low recapture rates in one of the years of the study shows that the technique may not always be applicable. Our technique should also be suitable for surveying other large mammals with broad ranges in open environments, provided recognition of in iduals from unique marks is possible.

Effects of fire on northern bettong (Bettongia tropica) foraging behaviour

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 12-2002

DOI: 10.1046/J.1442-9993.2001.01141.X

Activity patterns and detection rates of red-legged pademelons (

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 29-10-2021

DOI: 10.1071/AM21021

Abstract: Red-legged pademelons (Thylogale stigmatica) occur as several subspecies in eastern Australia. The northern subspecies (T. stigmatica stigmatica) in north Queensland is considered common the southern subspecies (T. stigmatica wilcoxi) in north-eastern New South Wales is, by comparison, rare and is listed as threatened. Activity patterns should also vary between these subspecies because T. s. stigmatica emerges from the forest at night to graze, whereas T. s. wilcoxi remains in the forest throughout the 24-h cycle. Using camera traps, we detected pademelons at a greater rate at a Queensland site occupied by T. s. stigmatica than at a New South Wales site inhabited by T. s. wilcoxi this result is consistent with their conservation status. However, pademelons at these sites displayed remarkably similar activity patterns within rainforest over the 24-h period, a result that was unexpected based on what is known of their diel behaviour.

A search for the desert rat-kangaroo or ngudlukanta (

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 26-08-2021

DOI: 10.1071/AM21022

Abstract: The desert rat-kangaroo or ‘ngudlukanta’ (Caloprymnus c estris) was once sparsely distributed in the Lake Eyre Basin of north-eastern South Australia and adjacent parts of Queensland, but has not been collected since the 1930s. However, numerous reported sightings, including some recent, provide some hope that it may still be extant. In 2018 and 2019, we searched for evidence of this species at sites where it had been collected in the 1930s, and at places where people have since reported seeing an animal that fits its description. Our survey, which analysed data from more than 6000 camera trap nights, 536 predator scats and 226 km of spotlight transects, was the most extensive field-based search ever undertaken for this animal but we found no evidence for its continued existence. However, our work did detect other threatened species including a range extension for the kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei), thereby demonstrating the value of surveys like this one. Because of the vastness and inaccessibility of much of the terrain comprising the supposed distribution of C. c estris, we do not see our null result as definitive for this poorly surveyed animal we instead hope that it provides a starting point for future surveys aimed at resolving its status.

The diet of the red-legged pademelon Thylogale stigmatica (Gould) (Marsupialia : Macropodidae) in fragmented tropical rainforest, north Queensland, Australia

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Date: 1995

DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.1995.59.4.517

Fecundity, pouch young survivorship and breeding season of the Northern bettong (bettongia tropica) in the Wild

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2001

DOI: 10.1071/AM01095

Abstract: Reproduction in a wild population of northern bettongs (Bettongia tropica) was studied at Davies Creek in northeastern Queensland between November 1994 and February 1997. Using mark-recapture, we recorded 88 in idual pouch young (PY) during the study (34 male, 45 female, 9 unknown sex). Using captive-derived growth equations we estimated that 90 % of PY survived to permanent emergence from the pouch (PEP). Birth of a new PY coincided with PEP of the previous young 78 % of the time 12 % of births occurred within 2 - 8 weeks of PEP while the remaining 10 % probably died before PEP. 96 % of adult females carried PY at the time of capture. B. tropica bred continuously, with no significant differences in numbers of births recorded in different months. Few young that were marked in the pouch were captured as sub-adults, and none were captured as adults. Limited data on longevity indicated that B. tropica can live to at least 5 years. Our data suggest that B. tropica has a high reproductive potential however, the fate of PY after PEP remains poorly known and this may represent the period of greatest bettong mortality.

Estimating macropod grazing density and defining activity patterns using camera-trap image analysis

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2018

DOI: 10.1071/WR17162

Abstract: Context When measuring grazing impacts of vertebrates, the density of animals and time spent foraging are important. Traditionally, dung pellet counts are used to index macropod grazing density, and a direct relationship between herbivore density and foraging impact is assumed. However, rarely are pellet deposition rates measured or compared with camera-trap indices. Aims The aims were to pilot an efficient and reliable camera-trapping method for monitoring macropod grazing density and activity patterns, and to contrast pellet counts with macropod counts from camera trapping, for estimating macropod grazing density. Methods Camera traps were deployed on stratified plots in a fenced enclosure containing a captive macropod population and the experiment was repeated in the same season in the following year after population reduction. Camera-based macropod counts were compared with pellet counts and pellet deposition rates were estimated using both datasets. Macropod frequency was estimated, activity patterns developed, and the variability between resting and grazing plots and the two estimates of macropod density was investigated. Key Results Camera-trap grazing density indices initially correlated well with pellet count indices (r2=0.86), but were less reliable between years. Site stratification enabled a significant relationship to be identified between camera-trap counts and pellet counts in grazing plots. Camera-trap indices were consistent for estimating grazing density in both surveys but were not useful for estimating absolute abundance in this study. Conclusions Camera trapping was efficient and reliable for estimating macropod activity patterns. Although significant, the relationship between pellet count indices and macropod grazing density based on camera-trapping indices was not strong this was due to variability in macropod pellet deposition rates over different years. Time-lapse camera imagery has potential for simultaneously assessing herbivore foraging activity budgets with grazing densities and vegetation change. Further work is required to refine the use of camera-trapping indices for estimation of absolute abundance. Implications Time-lapse camera trapping and site-stratified s ling allow concurrent assessment of grazing density and grazing behaviour at plot and landscape scale.

Local knowledge, perceptions and the cultural significance of the Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 02-01-2022

DOI: 10.1080/14888386.2022.2055645

Dog and Cat Interactions in a Remote Aboriginal Community

Publisher: MDPI AG

Date: 26-04-2018

DOI: 10.3390/ANI8050065

Redundancy among mammalian fungal dispersers and the importance of declining specialists

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 06-2017

DOI: 10.1016/J.FUNECO.2017.02.005

Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae mycophagy, truffles and soil disturbance

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 21-07-2018

DOI: 10.1111/IBI.12644

Grazing effects of Black Swans Cygnus atratus (Latham) on a seasonally flooded coastal wetland of eastern Australia

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 31-05-2012

DOI: 10.1007/S10750-012-1169-Y

Understanding primate‐human interaction: Socioeconomic correlates of local awareness and attitude toward the endangered golden langurTrachypithecus geei(Khajuria, 1956) in Bhutan

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 12-06-2019

DOI: 10.1002/AJP.22995

Abstract: Despite the golden langur's (Trachypithecus geei) endangered and totally protected status, local awareness and attitude toward this species is poorly understood. We investigated local awareness and attitude in Bhutan by interviewing 1,143 households in the districts of Dagana, Sarpang, Trongsa, Tsirang, and Zhemgang, and analyzing data through a conditional inference tree analysis. Most respondents were not aware of the golden langur's nationally protected (53% n = 604) and globally endangered status (64% n = 730), but their location of residence (inside/outside a protected area p < .001) and education level (p < .001) significantly influenced awareness. The majority of respondents (87% n = 999) liked the golden langur but the attitude was significantly influenced primarily by whether or not they experienced crop damage by golden langurs (p < .001), and subsequently by location of residence (p < .001), local belief (p < .01), gender (p < .05), and personal encounter with a golden langur (p < .001). Socioeconomic variables like age, education level, and annual income did not influence attitude. We recommend environmental education and awareness c aigns outside protected areas, and intensifying existing programs inside protected areas to forge harmonious human-golden langur coexistence.

The Vulnerable red panda Ailurus fulgens in Bhutan: distribution, conservation status and management recommendations

Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Date: 10-2012

DOI: 10.1017/S0030605311000780

Abstract: The red panda Ailurus fulgens is categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Pressurized by an expanding human population, it is mainly threatened by habitat destruction, with 10,000 mature in iduals remaining. The red panda has been studied in India, China, Nepal and, to a lesser extent, Myanmar, but no research has been published on this species in Bhutan. Here, we report on the current distribution and conservation status of the red panda in Bhutan using information gathered from field surveys, interviews and unpublished reports. Red pandas are most common at 2,400–3,700 m altitude in fir Abies densa forests with an undergrowth of bamboo. They occur in most national parks and associated biological corridors within Bhutan's protected area network, overlapping with a rural human population that is undergoing increased socio-economic development. Although culturally respected, red pandas face threats from road construction, harvesting of timber, bamboo and minor forest products, livestock grazing, inefficiently managed tourism, and domestic dogs. We believe conservation of red pandas in Bhutan requires (1) inclusion of ecologically sound principles into future development, (2) implementation of programmes that improve rural socio-economy through ecotourism and cultivation of appropriate cash crops, (3) development of education programmes that raise awareness of red pandas for rural people, (4) management of rural dog populations, (5) greater capacity building for wildlife managers, and (6) more ecological research.

Seasonality, dung specificity and competition in dung beetle assemblages in the Australian Wet Tropics, north-eastern Australia

Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Date: 2005

DOI: 10.1017/S026646740400224X

Abstract: A trapping study of five mammal species in wet sclerophyll forest adjacent to rain forest in the Australian Wet Tropics was used to examine the seasonal ersity, abundance and dung-specificity of dung beetles associated with mammal dung. A total of 542 dung beetles from 11 species within three genera was recovered from beneath the traps of 1104 mammal captures. The ersity of beetles associated with the dung of the northern bettong ( Bettongia tropica ), a mycophagous marsupial, differed significantly from the ersity predicted by a null model. Numbers of beetles varied significantly with type of dung, indicating preference by beetles. Beetle numbers were related positively to a 1-mo lag in monthly mean minimum temperature and less strongly to maximum temperature and rainfall. Significantly more beetles per mammal capture were detected in the wet season than in the dry season. Dung beetles showed a strong preference for either the Eucalyptus woodland (six species) or the adjacent Allocasuarina forest (four species), with only one species occurring in both habitat types. Beetle species from the Eucalyptus woodland were typically only detected in the late wet and early dry seasons, while species in the wetter Allocasuarina forest were generally collected during the late dry and early wet seasons. A significant ‘checkerboard’ species effect was detected in both time and space in both habitat types, suggesting that competition for dung was strong.

Use of a robin's nest as a cache site for truffles by a red squirrel

Publisher: Humboldt Field Research Institute

Date: 03-2007

DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2007)14[145:UOARNA]2.0.CO;2

Conservation threats to the endangered golden langur (Trachypithecus geei, Khajuria 1956) in Bhutan

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 05-12-2019

DOI: 10.1007/S10329-019-00777-2

Abstract: Threat assessment is critical to species conservation and management planning, because prior identification and assessment of key threats to conservation planning can assist in developing appropriate interventions or strategies. Comprehensive threat assessments are currently lacking for many threatened primates. In this paper, we classify and rank all direct threats to the endangered golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) in Bhutan in order to provide a practical guide to future conservation of the species. Information on threats was based on interviews with local people, discussion with field forestry staff, and social media interaction. We classified threats to golden langur habitats and populations, and ranked them using Miradi™, an analytical software for the adaptive management of conservation projects. We identified five habitat threats: (1) hydropower development, (2) road development, (3) housing development, (4) resource extraction, and (5) agricultural expansion. We also identified seven population threats: (1) electrocution, (2) road kill, (3) road injury, (4) dog kill, (5) retaliatory killing, (6) illegal pet keeping, and (7) hybridization with capped langurs. We rated the overall threat to golden langurs in Bhutan as 'medium'. Hydropower, road, and housing development constituted 'high' impact, while agricultural expansion, resource extraction, electrocution, and road kill had 'medium' impact the remaining threats had 'low' impact. To immediately mitigate threats to golden langurs, we recommend: (a) installing speed limit signage and speed breakers with strict enforcement of speed limits (b) installing insulated electric cables and fencing around power transformers and (c) reducing and restraining domestic dog populations.

The fungal rat race: mycophagy among rodent communities in eastern Australia

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 26-07-2022

DOI: 10.1071/WR22062

Abstract: Context Rodents in many parts of the world perform an important ecosystem function as dispersers of mycorrhizal fungal spores. These fungi are vital to nutrient uptake in plant communities, but many of the fungal taxa that form these associations have fruiting bodies that are reliant on animals for their spore dispersal. Aims Numerous studies have focused on the ecological importance of Australian marsupials (especially members of the Potoroidae) for the dispersal of these ecologically important fungi. We chose to focus this study on the role of murid rodents in the dispersal of these fungi in eastern Australia. Methods To compare fungal taxa in murid diets, we trapped rodents in three regions of eastern Australia our study sites spanned over 2000 km from temperate eucalypt forests to tropical eucalypt and tropical rainforest habitats. We performed microanalysis on all scats to determine whether fungi were consumed and which taxa were being eaten. Statistical analysis was conducted to investigate trends in levels of mycophagy among species and habitats. Key results We examined 10 rodent species, and all were shown to ingest mycorrhizal fungi to varying degrees. The ersity, abundance and specific fungal taxa consumed varied depending on the site and forest type. In drier forests dominated by Eucalyptus spp., the fungal taxa consumed and dispersed were primarily ectomycorrhizal in wetter rainforest habitats, the fungal ersity consumed was far lower and included primarily vesicular arbuscular fungi. We provide the first evidence of mycophagy by grassland melomys (Melomys burtoni) and Cape York melomys (Melomys capensis). Conclusions Our findings highlight the importance of rodents as dispersers of mycorrhizal fungi across a variety of habitats from temperate to tropical forests of eastern Australia. Implications This study increases the existing knowledge of rodent diets and habitat requirements. It also provides a new angle for mammal conservation efforts, given the vital nature of the ecosystem service provided by these small and frequently overlooked mammals.

Camera trap detection of mycophagy among co‐occurring vertebrates

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 13-12-2020

DOI: 10.1111/AEC.12988

Invasive predators represent the greatest extinction threat to the endangered northern bettong (Bettongia tropica)

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2018

DOI: 10.1071/WR16103

Abstract: Context Identification of key threats to endangered species is vital for devising effective management strategies, but may be hindered when relevant data is limited. A population viability approach may overcome this problem. Aims We aimed to determine the population viability of endangered northern bettongs (Bettongia tropica) in north-eastern Australia. We also assessed the key threats to the population resilience and how the population viability responds to increases in mortality rates and changes in fire and drought frequency. Methods Using population viability analysis (PVA) we modelled survival probability of B. tropica populations under likely scenarios, including: (1) increased predation (2) changes in drought and fire frequency predicted with anthropogenic climate change and (3) synergistic effects of predation, fire and drought. Key results Population viability models suggest that populations are highly vulnerable to increases in predation by feral cats (Felis catus), and potentially red fox (Vulpes vulpes) should they colonise the area, as juvenile mortality is the main age class driving population viability. If B. tropica become more vulnerable to predators during post-fire vegetation recovery, more frequent fires could exacerbate effects of low-level cat predation. In contrast, it was predicted that populations would be resilient to the greater frequency of droughts expected as a result of climate change, with high probabilities of extinctions only predicted under the unprecedented and unlikely scenario of four drought years in 10. However, since drought and fire are interlinked, the impacts of predation could be more severe with climate change should predation and fire interact to increase B. tropica mortality risk. Conclusion Like other Potoroids, B. tropica appear highly vulnerable to predation by introduced mammalian predators such as feral cats. Implications Managers need information allowing them to recognise scenarios when populations are most vulnerable to potential threats, such as drought, fire and predation. PVA modelling can assess scenarios and allow pro-active management based on predicted responses rather than requiring collection of extensive field data before management actions. Our analysis suggests that assessing and controlling predator populations and thereby minimising predation, particularly of juveniles, should assist in maintaining stability of populations of the northern bettong.

Modeling mycorrhizal fungi dispersal by the mycophagous swamp wallaby ( Wallabia bicolor )

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 13-10-2020

DOI: 10.1002/ECE3.6873

Diets of mammalian carnivores in the deserts of north-eastern South Australia

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 05-2021

DOI: 10.1016/J.JARIDENV.2020.104377

Habitat use by the endangered spotted-tailed quoll in a fragmented landscape

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 28-11-2022

DOI: 10.1007/S13364-022-00660-4

Abstract: The spotted-tailed quoll ( Dasyurus maculatus ) is an endangered mesopredator endemic to Australia. It is generally considered a forest-dependent species associated with large, intact forested habitats. In Australia’s mainland, quoll research has typically been conducted in contiguous forest, and consequently, the species’ presumed forest-dependency might reflect s ling bias rather than preferred habitat niche. Recent studies have revealed that quolls also persist in fragmented agricultural landscapes, raising questions about their true habitat requirements and preferences. In this study, we investigated quoll habitat use within a fragmented agricultural landscape in mainland Australia. We deployed 42 lured camera traps to determine quoll habitat preferences across four broad vegetation types (open grassland, grassy woodland, dry sclerophyll forest, and wet sclerophyll forest) based on quoll activity and occupancy. Quolls were detected in all vegetation types, and quoll activity indicated a preference for dry sclerophyll forest and grassy woodlands, although this preference varied depending on the time of year. Our results suggest that quoll habitat use in mainland Australia is more flexible than previously assumed, and we recommend further research on factors that may influence habitat preference such as prey availability and seasonal behavior. Understanding the factors that drive habitat use by quolls outside of contiguous forested landscapes will inform and improve conservation and management strategies to ensure critical habitat for the species is protected and retained in an increasingly fragmented landscape.

Myxomycetes associated with arid habitats in northeastern South Australia

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 02-07-2020

DOI: 10.1080/03721426.2020.1779429

Habitat preference of the Australian water rat (Hydromys chrysogaster) in a coastal wetland and stream, two peoples bay, south-western Australia

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2013

DOI: 10.1071/AM12001

Abstract: This study provides a preliminary investigation of the home range and habitat selection of the Australian water rat (Hydromys chrysogaster) in Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve near Albany, Western Australia. Six in iduals were captured (trap success 1.9%) from 810 trap-nights. This low number suggests that the water rat population in Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve is much smaller than anecdotal evidence would suggest. Home-range size (neighbour-linkage method) averaged 18.9 ha (±11.6). In iduals preferentially utilised wetland habitats characterised by dense, low-lying vegetation (0–30 cm from ground), low-density canopy cover and shallow, narrow water bodies.

Are introduced black rats (Rattus rattus) a functional replacement for mycophagous native rodents in fragmented forests?

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 08-2009

DOI: 10.1016/J.FUNECO.2009.03.001

The history of wildlife camera trapping as a survey tool in Australia

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2015

DOI: 10.1071/AM14021

Abstract: This paper provides an historical review of the technological evolution of camera trapping as a zoological survey tool in Australia. Camera trapping in Australia began in the 1950s when purpose-built remotely placed cameras were used in attempts to rediscover the thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus). However, camera traps did not appear in Australian research papers and Australasian conference proceedings until 1989–91, and usage became common only after 2008, with an exponential increase in usage since 2010. Initially, Australian publications under-reported camera trapping methods, often failing to provide fundamental details about deployment and use. However, rigour in reporting of key methods has increased during the recent widespread adoption of camera trapping. Our analysis also reveals a change in camera trap use in Australia, from simple presence–absence studies, to more theoretical and experimental approaches related to population ecology, behavioural ecology, conservation biology and wildlife management. Practitioners require further research to refine and standardise camera trap methods to ensure that unbiased and scientifically rigorous data are obtained from quantitative research. The recent change in emphasis of camera trapping research use is reflected in the decreasing range of camera trap models being used in Australian research. Practitioners are moving away from less effective models that have slow reaction times between detection and image capture, and inherent bias in detectability of fauna, to more expensive brands that offer faster speeds, greater functionality and more reliability.

Using GPS Technology to Understand Spatial and Temporal Activity of Kangaroos in a Peri-Urban Environment

Publisher: MDPI AG

Date: 17-06-2018

DOI: 10.3390/ANI8060097

Reproduction in the northern brown bandicoot (Isoodon macrourus) in the Australian Wet Tropics

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2009

DOI: 10.1071/ZO09019

Abstract: We investigated timing of reproduction in a wild population of northern brown bandicoots (Isoodon macrourus) in the Australian Wet Tropics. Almost all births occurred during the late dry season and early wet season, and most adult females (78–96%) were carrying pouch young during those times. Litter sizes ranged from 1 to 6 pouch young (mean = 3.1) and was not influenced by season. Adult males had significantly larger testes in the late dry and early wet seasons, corresponding with the peak in births. Daylength was the only environmental factor that predicted the presence of a litter when daylength exceeded 12 h, more than 70% of captured females were carrying pouch young, and most (94%) births were estimated to have occurred on days with h of daylight. Various environmental factors have been proposed as a cue for breeding in I. macrourus, with daylength though to be the primary cue initiating breeding in temperate Australia, but temperature and rainfall thought to be more important in the tropics. Our data suggest that in the Australian Wet Tropics, increasing daylength in the late dry season acts as the primary cue for breeding.

Tasmanian bandicoots as fungal dispersers: A comparison in mycophagy between the southern brown bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus) and the eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii)

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2023

DOI: 10.1071/AM23018

The endangered Hastings River mouse (Pseudomys oralis) as a disperser of ectomycorrhizal fungi in eastern Australia

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 17-07-2020

DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2020.1777383

Human-wildlife conflict in the Kingdom of Bhutan: Patterns of livestock predation by large mammalian carnivores

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 05-2008

DOI: 10.1016/J.BIOCON.2008.02.027

Conventional distance sampling versus strip transects and abundance indices for estimating abundance of greater gliders (Petauroides volans) and eastern ringtail possums (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2019

DOI: 10.1071/WR18155

Abstract: Abstract ContextAccurate estimates of abundance are extremely useful for wildlife management and conservation. Estimates generated from distance s ling are typically considered superior to strip transects and abundance indices, as the latter do not account for probability of detection, thereby risking significant error. AimTo compare density estimates generated from conventional distance s ling (CDS) of arboreal marsupials with strip transect density estimates and abundance indices. MethodsOff-track CDS and strip transects were used to estimate densities of P. volans and P. peregrinus across ~2.6km2 of remnant eucalypt forest at Mt Duval in north-eastern New South Wales. Key resultsCDS density estimates for P. volans (1.36ha−1, 95% confidence interval (CI) of 1.07–1.72ha−1) and P. peregrinus (0.28ha−1, 95% CI 0.22–0.35ha−1) were consistent with densities reported in other studies conducted in open eucalypt forests. A strip transect width of 40m for P. volans resulted in a collective set of values for density (1.35ha−1), error (s.e.±0.14), precision (cv 0.10) and 95% CI (1.07–1.62ha−1) closest to those associated with the CDS-generated density estimate (1.36ha−1, s.e.±0.15, cv 0.10, 95% CI 1.07–1.72ha−1). Strip widths of 10 to 40m resulted in density estimates for P. peregrinus closest to those generated through CDS, but much less precise. ConclusionsAlthough a 40-m wide strip transect provided a robust density estimate for P. volans at Mt Duval, this is unlikely to be consistent across different study areas. Strip transects provided less precise density estimates, or underestimated P. peregrinus density at Mt Duval, when compared with CDS density estimates. CDS should be favoured over strip transects or abundance indices for estimating P. volans and P. peregrinus abundance, because it is capable of providing more meaningful and robust abundance estimates by accounting for the probability of detection from the transect line across different habitats. ImplicationsResearchers, conservation managers and decision makers should be aware that common methods for assessing arboreal marsupial abundance have serious potential weaknesses. Thus, it would be prudent to invest in studies that address imperfect detection to improve the quality of monitoring data.

Mammalian Diet and Broad Hunting Strategy of the Dingo (Canis familiaris dingo) in the Wet Tropical Rain Forests of Northeastern Australia1

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 06-2001

DOI: 10.1111/J.1744-7429.2001.TB00185.X

Mammal richness and diversity in a Himalayan hotspot: the role of protected areas in conserving Bhutan’s mammals

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 27-07-2019

DOI: 10.1007/S10531-019-01821-9

Population abundance and distribution of the endangered golden langur (Trachypithecus geei, Khajuria 1956) in Bhutan

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 02-08-2019

DOI: 10.1007/S10329-019-00737-W

Abstract: Reliable population estimates are lacking for many South Asian primate species, including the golden langur (Trachypithecus geei), which is endangered and restricted to Bhutan and northeast India. Although well studied in India, few studies exist on this species in Bhutan. In November 2017, we undertook a nationwide survey of golden langurs in Bhutan using double observers along trail-based transects in 17 blocks within its habitat, and modeled its distribution using MaxEnt. A total of 2439 golden langurs in 222 groups were collectively encountered by 17 teams of double observers, from which, an overall population of 2516 ± SE 363 in iduals and 236 ± SE 9 groups were estimated. Group sizes varied from 2 to 35 in iduals with a mean of 11 ± SD 0.38 in iduals. A total of 468 adult males (19%), 924 adult females (38%), 649 juveniles (27%), and 398 infants (16%) were counted. Adult male-to-female sex ratio was 1:1.97 and adult female-to-infant ratio was 1:0.43. We determined 2848 km

Capture success and population density of the northern bettong Bettongia tropica in northeastern Queensland.

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2006

DOI: 10.1071/AM06010

Abstract: The population density of the northern bettong (Bettongia tropica), an endangered potoroid restricted to northeastern Australia, was estimated using minimum known-to-be-alive (MKTBA) and Jolly-Seber estimates derived from mark-recapture data. At Davies Creek in the north of the bettong's current range, bettong population densities were significantly lower in Allocasuarina forest (1.5 bettongs km-2) that in Eucalyptus woodland (3.7 - 7.5 bettongs km-2). At Eucalyptus woodland sites south and west of Davies Creek, population density was up to twice as great as it was at Davies Creek, while at sites north of Davies Creek, population densities were very low. Capture success was variable, ranging between 5 and 21%. Our data support previous research that suggested B. tropica density on the Lamb Range was correlated with latitude and moisture. Despite the restricted distribution of the northern bettong, our data indicate that populations on the Lamb Range, the species' stronghold, are generally healthy.

Diet of mala ('Lagorchestes hirsutus') at Ulu-r̲u-Kata Tju-t̲a National Park and comparison with that of historic free-ranging mala in the Tanami Desert: Implications for management and future reintroductions

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2015

DOI: 10.1071/AM14033

Abstract: Lack of information regarding the ecology of threatened species may compromise conservation efforts. Mala, a small macropod that historically inhabited a vast area of arid Australia, became extinct in the wild in 1991. Although dietary studies were completed before their disappearance from the Tanami Desert, no such work was conducted in the southern Northern Territory before mala became extinct in this part of its former range. The reintroduction of mala to Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park provided an opportunity for dietary analysis of faecal pellets. Results show that mala foraged a wide variety of plant species, although grasses and supplementary food comprised the bulk of the diet. Neither the average percentage of Poaceae, Triodia in particular, nor supplementary food found in pellet s les was correlated with rainfall. Niche breadth analysis showed a narrow dietary range for both the Tanami and Uluru studies. Mala at both locations selected similar types of plants, plant parts, and several of the same species. Results suggest that food species Aristida holathera and Eragrostis eriopoda should be monitored to assist in determining the carrying capacity of the Uluru enclosure. A botanically erse reintroduction site supporting Eragrostis, Aristida and Triodia appears to be most suitable for mala.

Bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus) use drainage culverts to cross roads

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2013

DOI: 10.1071/AM11042

Abstract: Despite drainage culverts being numerous along highways, there is a scarcity of data evaluating their use as roadway underpasses by wildlife, including the bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus), a large marsupial that is involved in substantial numbers of vehicle collisions in New South Wales. Culvert use was measured with camera traps positioned at 19 drainage culverts along an 8-km stretch of ‘Thunderbolt’s Way’ near Nowendoc on the Northern Tableland, north-eastern New South Wales. The estimated probability of the occupancy/use of a culvert by a wombat was 0.46 ± 0.10. Culvert use was related to structural variables (e.g. diameter and length) and both the distance to the next adjacent culvert and to forest cover. This suggests that wombats readily use drainage culverts to cross under roads and that these structures could be modified (e.g. by maintaining proximate forest cover) to increase the likelihood that wombats would use them, thus reducing vehicle collisions and road mortality of wombats.

ClassifyMe: A Field-Scouting Software for the Identification of Wildlife in Camera Trap Images

Publisher: MDPI AG

Date: 27-12-2019

DOI: 10.3390/ANI10010058

Abstract: We present ClassifyMe a software tool for the automated identification of animal species from camera trap images. ClassifyMe is intended to be used by ecologists both in the field and in the office. Users can download a pre-trained model specific to their location of interest and then upload the images from a camera trap to a laptop or workstation. ClassifyMe will identify animals and other objects (e.g., vehicles) in images, provide a report file with the most likely species detections, and automatically sort the images into sub-folders corresponding to these species categories. False Triggers (no visible object present) will also be filtered and sorted. Importantly, the ClassifyMe software operates on the user’s local machine (own laptop or workstation)—not via internet connection. This allows users access to state-of-the-art camera trap computer vision software in situ, rather than only in the office. The software also incurs minimal cost on the end-user as there is no need for expensive data uploads to cloud services. Furthermore, processing the images locally on the users’ end-device allows them data control and resolves privacy issues surrounding transfer and third-party access to users’ datasets.

Mycophagy in the larger bodied skinks of the generaTiliquaandEgernia: are there implications for ecosystem health?

Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales

Date: 2011

DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2011.020

Correction to: Patterns of species co‑occurrence in a diverse Eastern Himalayan montane carnivore community

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 12-01-2022

DOI: 10.1007/S13364-022-00618-6

Notes on the diets of four rodent species from Goodenough Island

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 02-07-2020

DOI: 10.1071/AM20022

Abstract: Goodenough Island is in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea and is located off of New Guinea’s eastern coast. Goodenough Island has a unique yet poorly studied mammal community. Previous dietary study of mycophagous New Guinean forest wallabies showed that Goodenough Island’s endemic black forest wallaby (Dorcopsis atrata) ate at least 12 taxa of fungi. Using spirit collections at the Australian Museum in Sydney, we evaluated and compared fungal ersity in rodent diets on the same island. We s led diets of four Goodenough Island rodent species (Chiruromys forbesi, Paramelomys platyops, Rattus exulans and Rattus mordax) and show that fungi are dietary components for three of these mammals.

Population density of eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) in a periurban matrix at Coffs Harbour, New South Wales

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2018

DOI: 10.1071/AM17010

Abstract: We surveyed eastern grey kangaroos at four locations at the Northern Beaches region of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, to estimate densities in this growing peri-urban region. This region is considered a regional hotspot for human–kangaroo conflict, with numerous kangaroo-related incidents in recent years. Direct counts of kangaroos were undertaken every two months during 2016. Kangaroo densities varied between sites, ranging from 0.2 in iduals ha–1 to 4.9 in iduals ha–1. Because no estimates of population density exist for the Northern Beaches, our results assisted the development of a regional kangaroo management plan, and contribute to a broader understanding of eastern grey kangaroo densities in peri-urban areas.

Patterns of species co-occurrence in a diverse Eastern Himalayan montane carnivore community

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 20-12-2022

DOI: 10.1007/S13364-021-00605-3

Mammalian mycophagy: A global review of ecosystem interactions between mammals and fungi

Publisher: Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute

Date: 30-06-2022

DOI: 10.3114/FUSE.2022.09.07

Abstract: The consumption of fungi by animals is a significant trophic interaction in most terrestrial ecosystems, yet the role mammals play in these associations has been incompletely studied. In this review, we compile 1 154 references published over the last 146 years and provide the first comprehensive global review of mammal species known to eat fungi (508 species in 15 orders). We review experimental studies that found viable fungal inoculum in the scats of at least 40 mammal species, including spores from at least 58 mycorrhizal fungal species that remained viable after ingestion by mammals. We provide a summary of mammal behaviours relating to the consumption of fungi, the nutritional importance of fungi for mammals, and the role of mammals in fungal spore dispersal. We also provide evidence to suggest that the morphological evolution of sequestrate fungal sporocarps (fruiting bodies) has likely been driven in part by the dispersal advantages provided by mammals. Finally, we demonstrate how these interconnected associations are widespread globally and have far-reaching ecological implications for mammals, fungi and associated plants in most terrestrial ecosystems.

Habitat Correlates of the Red Panda in the Temperate Forests of Bhutan

Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Date: 19-10-2011

DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0026483

Breeding biology and seasonal capture success of northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) and red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in southern New Brunswick

Publisher: Humboldt Field Research Institute

Date: 06-2004

DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2004)011[0123:BBASCS]2.0.CO;2

Long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) behaviour and handling times when foraging for buried truffles

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2014

DOI: 10.1071/AM13037

Abstract: Truffles represent an important food resource for many small mammals, but because most mycophagous mammals are difficult to observe in the wild, behavioural observations of mammals handling and consuming truffles are almost non-existent. Using camera traps, we observed the behaviour of long-nosed potoroos (Potorous tridactylus) foraging for buried truffles, and recorded the rate at which truffles were excavated and consumed. Potoroos excavated buried truffles rapidly (2.4 ± 0.2 s) with synchronous drawing strokes of their forepaws, then gathered the excavated truffles with forepaws and/or mouth and cleaned away adherent debris before consuming the truffle. When potoroos were unsuccessful at recovering a truffle, they spent significantly more time digging (4.8 ± 0.6 s) before giving up. Potoroos were successful at recovering a truffle in 76% of digging attempts, and once they had located a cache of buried truffles, achieved a rate of recovery of ~2.4 truffles per minute.

The ecological benefit of tigers (Panthera tigris) to farmers in reducing crop and livestock losses in the eastern Himalayas: Implications for conservation of large apex predators

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 03-2018

DOI: 10.1016/J.BIOCON.2018.01.015

Truffle-like fungi sporocarps in a eucalypt-dominated landscape: Patterns in diversity and community structure

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 09-08-2013

DOI: 10.1007/S13225-012-0193-6

Aerial baiting with 1080 to control wild dogs does not affect the populations of two common small mammal species

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2009

DOI: 10.1071/WR08134

Abstract: More than most other animal control techniques, toxic baiting is fraught with the potential impact on non-target species. In the present study, we investigated the effect of aerial baiting with 1080 to control wild dogs in north-eastern New South Wales (NSW), Australia, on populations of southern bush rats (Rattus fuscipes assimilis) and brown antechinus (Antechinus stuartii), using a controlled experiment. Six populations, three each within widely spaced baited and unbaited trapping grids, were monitored before and after bait laying. To develop capture–mark–recapture indices, separate 4-day trapping surveys were undertaken twice before and twice after meat baits (250 g containing 6 mg sodium fluoroacetate, 1080) were delivered from a helicopter at 40 baits per kilometre. To assess non-fatal bait consumption, all baits contained rhodamine B (RhB), which gets incorporated into the vibrissae of animals that have ingested this marker. Neither mammal population decreased in size after baiting, nor was there any increase in population turnover rates or changes in the movement patterns of either species. Furthermore, no trapped animal tested positive for RhB, suggesting that these small mammals rarely consume meat baits, and that, at the population level, the impact of baiting on them was likely negligible. It is therefore unlikely that the current practise of aerial baiting in NSW, although effective in reducing dog activity, threatens populations of these two common species and perhaps small mammals in general.

Identifying conservation priorities for threatened Eastern Himalayan mammals

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 25-08-2018

DOI: 10.1111/COBI.13115

Abstract: To augment mammal conservation in the Eastern Himalayan region, we assessed the resident 255 terrestrial mammal species and identified the 50 most threatened species based on conservation status, endemism, range size, and evolutionary distinctiveness. By using the spatial analysis package letsR and the complementarity core-area method in the conservation planning software Zonation, we assessed the current efficacy of their protection and identified priority conservation areas by comparing protected areas (PAs), land cover, and global ecoregion 2017 maps at a 100 × 100 m spatial scale. The 50 species that were most threatened, geographically restricted, and evolutionarily distinct faced a greater extinction risk than globally nonthreatened and wide-ranging species and species with several close relatives. Small, medium-sized, and data-deficient species faced extinction from inadequate protection in PAs relative to wide-ranging charismatic species. There was a mismatch between current PA distribution and priority areas for conservation of the 50 most endangered species. To protect these species, the skewed regional PA distribution would require expansion. Where possible, new PAs and transboundary reserves in the 35 priority areas we identified should be established. There are adequate remaining natural areas in which to expand current Eastern Himalayan PAs. Consolidation and expansion of PAs in the EH requires strengthening national and regional transboundary collaboration, formulating comprehensive regional land-use plans, ersifying conservation funding, and enhancing information sharing through a consolidated regional database.

Mitochondrial variation among Australian freshwater turtles (genus Myuchelys), with special reference to the Endangered M. bellii 

Publisher: Inter-Research Science Center

Date: 12-04-2012

DOI: 10.3354/ESR00417

Data on the fungal species consumed by mammal species in Australia

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 06-2017

DOI: 10.1016/J.DIB.2017.03.053

Editorial - Special Issue on Ecological Civilization and Environmental Governance

Publisher: Brill

Date: 10-12-2020

DOI: 10.1163/24686042-12340054

150 years of mammal extinction and invasion at Koonchera Dune in the Lake Eyre Basin of South Australia

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 22-10-2020

DOI: 10.1007/S10530-020-02387-2

Tiger reappearance in Bhutan’s Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary: a case for maintaining effective corridors and metapopulations

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 28-03-2020

DOI: 10.1111/ACV.12580

Truffle consumption by New Guinea forest wallabies

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 08-2011

DOI: 10.1016/J.FUNECO.2011.02.001

Hypogeous fungi in the diet of the red-legged pademelon Thylogale stigmatica from a rainforest-open forest interface in northeastern Australia

Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales

Date: 12-2007

DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2007.019

Estimating brush-tailed rock-wallaby population size using individual animal recognition.

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2011

DOI: 10.1071/AM11005

Abstract: We undertook surveys of brush-tailed rock-wallabies (Petrogale penicillata) at four colonies in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, north-eastern New South Wales, with the aim of developing a technique based upon in idual animal recognition that could be used to obtain robust population estimates for rock-wallaby colonies. We identified in iduals on the basis of distinct morphological characters in each colony using visual observations, and used the data within a ‘mark–recapture’ (or sight–resight) framework to estimate population size. More than 37 h of observations were made over 10 s ling days between 18 May and 9 June 2010. We could identify 91.7% of all rock-wallabies that were independently sighted (143 of 156 sightings of 35 animals). A small percentage of animals could not be identified during a visit because they were seen only fleetingly, were in dense cover, or were partly obscured by rock. The number of new animals sighted and photographed declined sharply at the midpoint of the survey, and there was a corresponding increase in resighting of known in iduals. Population estimates using the mark–recapture methodology were nearly identical to estimates of total animals seen, suggesting that this method was successful in obtaining a complete census of rock-wallabies in each colony.

Fire-related changes in biomass of hypogeous sporocarps at foraging points used by a tropical mycophagous marsupial

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 12-2004

DOI: 10.1017/S0953756204000048

Abstract: Changes in pre- and post-fire biomass of hypogeous fungal sporocarps remaining at locations where an endangered mycophagous marsupial, the northern bettong (Bettongia tropica), had foraged, were assessed in fire-prone sclerophyll forest in northeastern Australia. Low to medium intensity experimental fires were set during the late dry season in 1995 and 1996 and post-foraging biomass of sporocarps (expressed as biomass of sporocarps remaining at recent B. tropica diggings) was measured at unburnt and burnt sites at approximately six-week intervals for a period of 14 months. Post-foraging biomass was significantly higher at burnt sites immediately following fire compared with control sites, solely due to increased biomass of hypogeous species belonging to the family Mesophelliaceae. Several months after fire, post-foraging biomass was significantly higher on unburnt sites compared with very low biomass on burnt sites. Twelve months after fire, the biomass on burnt and unburnt sites was not significantly different, having returned to biomass observed pre-fire. All evidence points toward mesophellioid fungi being greatly more available to bettongs on recently burnt ground, but fire may make several other sporocarp taxa considerably less available several months following fire.

Reptilian Mycophagy: A global review of mutually beneficial associations between reptiles and macrofungi

Publisher: Mushroom Research Foundation

Date: 2019

DOI: 10.5943/MYCOSPHERE/10/1/18

Seasonal truffle consumption by long-nosed bandicoots (Perameles nasuta) in a mixed rainforest-open forest community in north-eastern New South Wales

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2014

DOI: 10.1071/AM13040

Abstract: Scats of long-nosed bandicoots (Perameles nasuta) from north-eastern New South Wales were examined for seasonal occurrence of fungi. Fungus was detected in bandicoot diets in all seasons, but s les from autumn and winter were more likely to contain fungi, and more taxa were consumed in these seasons, compared with spring and summer. In idual scat s les also contained more spore types in autumn and winter than in spring and summer. My results support other work in temperate south-eastern Australia that indicate an autumn and winter peak in fungal availability, and a stronger focus on fungal consumption by mammals at this time of year.

Current distribution and conservation status of Bhutan Takin Budorcas whitei Lydekker, 1907 (Artiodactyla: Bovidae)

Publisher: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society

Date: 26-12-2016

DOI: 10.11609/JOTT.2925.8.14.9630-9637

Abstract: The Bhutan Takin Budorcas whitei Lydekker, 1907 is endemic to Bhutan and it is categorized as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. While the other Takin species have been studied in China (Golden Takin B. bedfordi Sichuan Takin B. tibetana) and India (Mishmi Takin B. taxicolor), only one study has focused on the Bhutan Takin. In this paper, we report the current distribution and conservation status of the Bhutan Takin using the information gathered through field surveys, interviews and unpublished reports. Bhutan Takin are seasonal migrants, occurring between 1500–5550 m, preferring areas in close proximity to river valleys and geothermal outlets (hot springs). Takin avoid areas that are disturbed by road construction and power transmission lines, and where they have to compete for forage with domestic livestock. Takin conservation in Bhutan requires: (1) a commitment to reduce disturbances from domestic livestock through better herding and animal husbandry practices, (2) environmentally friendly road construction, inclusive of wildlife corridors, (3) establishment of satellite offices and regularizing anti-poaching patrol systems, (4) development of education programs to enlist support for Takin conservation, and (5) encouragement of more research on the ecology and management needs of the species.

An overlooked, early record of the desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris) from Lake Killalpaninna, South Australia

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2020

DOI: 10.1071/AM18043

Abstract: The desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus c estris) is known from specimens collected at just a few localities in north-eastern South Australia. We examined a C. c estris skin (M21674) in the collection of the Australian Museum, that was collected by Henry James Hillier at Lake Killalpaninna in South Australia between 1902 and 1905. This is a new locality for C. c estris, and the most southerly recorded. Furthermore, it precedes Hedley Herbert Finlayson’s rediscovery of the desert rat-kangaroo in 1931 by more than 25 years.

Demography in relation to population density in two herbivorous marsupials: testing for source?sink dynamics versus independent regulation of population size

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 04-12-2004

DOI: 10.1007/S00442-004-1781-2

Abstract: We compared demography of populations along gradients of population density in two medium-sized herbivorous marsupials, the common brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula and the rufous bettong Aepyprymnus rufescens, to test for net dispersal from high density populations (acting as sources) to low density populations (sinks). In both species, population density was positively related to soil fertility, and variation in soil fertility produced large differences in population density of contiguous populations. We predicted that if source-sink dynamics were operating over this density gradient, we should find higher immigration rates in low-density populations, and positive relationships of measures of in idual fitness--body condition, reproductive output, juvenile growth rates and survivorship--to population density. This was predicted because under source-sink dynamics, immigration from high-density sites would hold population density above carrying capacity in low-density sites. The study included 13 populations of these two species, representing a more than 50-fold range of density for each species, but we found that in idual fitness, immigration rates and population turnover were similar in all populations. We conclude that net dispersal from high to low density populations had little influence on population dynamics in these species rather, all populations appeared to be independently regulated at carrying capacity, with a balanced exchange of dispersers among populations. These two species have suffered recent reductions in range, and they are ecologically similar to other species that have declined to extinction in inland Australia. It has been argued that part of the cause of the vulnerability of species like these is that they exhibit source-sink dynamics, and disturbance to source habitats can therefore cause large-scale population collapses. The results of our study argue against this interpretation.

Fine-scale habitat preferences and habitat partitioning by three mycophagous mammals in tropical wet sclerophyll forest, north-eastern Australia

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 10-2003

DOI: 10.1046/J.1442-9993.2003.01303.X

A drive fence for capturing small forest-dwelling macropods

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 1993

DOI: 10.1071/WR9930189

Abstract: A technique using a combination of wire cage traps and a drive fence for capturing small forest-dwelling macropods is described. The fence is positioned inside a forest asture boundary, and the traps are set along the fence. Grazing macropods are chased off the pasture, along the fence and into the traps. This technique is recommended for small forest-dwelling macropods that are difficult to catch by conventional methods.

Home-range characteristics and movement patterns of the red-legged pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica) in a fragmented tropical rainforest

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 1995

DOI: 10.1071/WR9950699

Abstract: Home-range characteristics and movement patterns of five male and eight female red-legged pademelons (Thylogale stigmatica) were studied in north-eastem Queensland between September 1991 and June 1992 using radio-telemetry. In relation to mean body weight, the home range of T. stigmatica was small (mean = 2.26 ha, n = 9), in idually variable (range 0.82-3.70 ha) and partitioned into spatially distinct diurnal and nocturnal components. The nocturnal range (mean = 1.00 ha,n = 6) incorporated forest edge and pasture habitat, and was somewhat smaller than the diurnal range (mean = 1.67 ha, n = l0), which was located entirely within the forest. Home-range shape was governed largely by the distance between the diurnal and nocturnal ranges, which in turn was related to physical features within the habitat. Pademelons moved slowly within and quickly between their diurnal and nocturnal ranges. Movement between these areas occurred just after dusk and just prior to dawn. The diurnal rate of movement (m min-1) was generally higher than the nocturnal rate, suggesting that pademelons moved extensively in the forest during the day, and were relatively sedentary whilst on pasture at night.

Mount Allison University

Location: Canada

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University Of New England

Location: Australia

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In Search Of One Of Australia's Most Mysterious Marsupials, The Desert Rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus Campestris).

Start Date: 2019

End Date: 2019

Funder: Mohammed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Swamp Wallaby: Keystone Mycophagist In A Fragmented Landscape?

Start Date: 2008

End Date: 2011

Funder: The Hermon Slade Foundation

Identifying And Managing The Ecological Impacts Of Free-ranging Wild Horses

Start Date: 2005

End Date: 2007

Funder: Australian Research Council

Developing Strategies For Rehabilitating Floodgated Coastal Wetlands: Linking Wetland Hydrology, Vegetation Dynamics And Waterbird Communities

Start Date: 2004

End Date: 2007

Funder: Australian Research Council

Unravelling Community Interactions Between Mammals And Fungi, And The Role Of Mycophagy In Mediating Biodiversity And Driving Ecosystem Processes

Start Date: 2005

End Date: 2007

Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0560490

Start Date: 04-2005

End Date: 12-2008

Amount: $72,444.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP200100261

Start Date: 06-2021

End Date: 06-2024

Amount: $234,427.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0557022

Start Date: 08-2005

End Date: 02-2009

Amount: $267,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0455133

Start Date: 07-2004

End Date: 08-2008

Amount: $141,336.00

Funder: Australian Research Council