... for many fauna species. The general abundance of termites in this cool temperate area was low, with at least 65% of large eucalypts having no internal hollows and thus never having supported termites. There was evidence of a recent decline of at least 55% in the number of trees being actively worked...

... that immediately occupied vacant habitat. The large number of ‘floaters’ we identified by collection on the creek reserve assists in explaining the rapid recolonization by birds of habitats affected by wildfires and has significant conservation benefits. Bird species richness and abundance in remnant eucalypt...

..., including new colonisers, increased, while a third showed little or no change. Despite the value of these data, frequency data are a coarse measure of changes in abundance. To provide baseline data on avian abundances for monitoring long-term trends in numbers, monthly counts along the transect were made...

.... Surprisingly, immature stages of the estuarine mosquito, Aedes vigilax , were observed in the freshwater wetlands in exceptional abundances during this period. Adjacent to these freshwater wetlands there are extensive saltmarsh and mangrove habitats where highly abundant populations of Ae. vigilax are common...

...M.J. Bamford; M.C. Calver Fauna surveys to determine the species richness, relative abundance and community structure of reptile assemblages are often important first steps in their conservation. Several sampling techniques are commonly used. Most involve trapping and assume a simple relationship...

... The control of dingoes in New South Wales in the period 1883- 1930 and i ts likely impact on their distribution and abundance Alistair S. Glen' and Jeff Short2 'School of Biological Sciences A08. University of Sydney, NSW 2006,Australia. 'CSlRO Wildlife and Ecology, Private Bag 5,Wembley,WA 69 13,Australia...

...David Hunter; Graeme Gillespie A survey was conducted of the distribution and abundance of stream-breeding frogs within Kosciuszko National Park, with particular emphasis upon locating new populations of the endangered Spotted Tree Frog Litoria spenceri. Twenty-five streams were sampled within...

... availability. A synchronous count of Greyheaded Flying-foxes in New South Wales taken in July 1988 described the distribution and abundance of the species during a time of general food scarcity, but when abundant floral resources were available in restricted patches of coastal vegetation. The population...

...Allen Keast Times of occurrence and abundances of five Palearctic, and one New Zealand, migratory waders in Botany Bay over the period 1942 to 1966, are documented from Arnold McGill's unique data set. The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper occurred from early September to the end of February; Red-necked Stint...

... variation in host-parasite aggregations. Prevalence of ticks was uniformly high (> 98%) but median tick abundance varied 3.52 fold among 9 host lizard populations. There was no evidence to suggest that average tick abundances were correlated with genetic similarities (R m = 0.133, P = 0.446...

... and is dependent upon appropriate survey methods. The objective of this study was to understand the within-patch, flying season, population dynamics of imagos of the endangered mire-dwelling dragonfly, Petalura gigantea , using a modified Pollard Walk, a line transect survey technique. Relative abundance of imagos...

...Harry F. Recher ABSTRACT The Yellow-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus (Ptilotula) ornatus is a short-billed honeyeater which has declined in abundance over its range in Western Australia (WA), but remains abundant in the Great Western Woodland (GWW) where this study was conducted. It is also found...