...Tani Cooper; Karl Vernes The larger bodied skink of the genera Tikiqua (blue -tounged and shingle-back lizards) and Egernia may be contributing to the maintainance of ecosystem health by dispersing fungle spores that form symbiotic relationships with most terrestrial plant species. We observed...

... SchlaglothADE, Flavia SantamariaAD, Alistair MelzerA, Marie, R. KeatleyB, Wayne HoustonC AKoala Research - CQ, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Qld 4702, Australia. BSchool of Forest and Ecosystem Science, University of Melbourne, Creswick,Vic 3363...

... observation of an Oenpelli Rock Python predating on a Rufous Owl Sacha Jellinek1,2 *, Paula Peeters3, Alice Henderson4 & Raymond J. Carpenter5 1 School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Burnley, Victoria 3121, Australia 2 Waterways, Biodiversity & Environment, Melbourne...

... of the health of an ecosystem, and tell us about how ecosystems change over time, respond to landscape modification, or how they compare and differ among different bioregions (Newsome et al. 2021). For land managers, a broad set of indicators could give information about carcass-level, local, and landscape...

.... A Field Guide for SE Australia Boulton, A. J. 2000. River Ecosystem Health Down Under: Assessing Ecological Condition in Riverine Groundwater Zones in Australia. Ecosystem Health 6:108-118. River Ecosystem Health Down Under: Assessing Ecological Condition in Riverine Groundwater Zones...

... assumptions of host-specificity have contributed to the extrapolation of studies in one ecosystem, yet no study has sampled the full range of hosts of I. holocyclus to understand the relative role of each species across the entire range of I. holocyclus in relation to health threats. Bandicoots are one...

...). Previous attempts to link deteriorations in fish health to anthropogenic environmental changes in Australia have met with little success, due to a lack of baseline reference data. Aquatic organisms, including fish, serve as valuable bio-indicators of ecosystem health (Whitfield and Ellis 2002; Pusey et al...

... also indicates that humans and other mammals will be protected by existing rabies vaccines. The discovery of Lyssavirus in Australian bats has highlighted the need for professional and community groups involved with wild animals to work together to decrease the risks to human health and to lessen...

... and improving overall ecosystem health. Currently, newer eco-engineering designs are tailored to target a specific goal. Reasons behind changing these design features can include designing structures for multiple ecosystem services, changing substrate patterns and/or materials to reduce unwanted biofouling...

... management and the impacts on urban bird and bat assemblages. Landscape and Urban Planning 153: 28-39. doi: httpsdoi.org/10.1016/j. landurbplan.2016.04.011. Tzoulas, K., Korpela, K., Venn, S., Yli-Pelkonen, V., Ka mierczak, A., Niemela, J. and James, P. 2007. Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban...

... of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): historical and current perspectives Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 353 1081 1091 Grant, T.R., and Temple-Smith, P.D. 2003. Conservation of the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus:Threats and challenges. Aquatic Ecosystem Health...

... (ABLV) (Degeling and Kerridge 2013; Hayes 2013). Education programs to allay fear and improve knowledge about the benefits of bats to ecosystem health are required to alter current perceptions; particularly of those communities in close proximity to bat colonies. International experience Until rabies...

..., K., Korpela, K., Venn, S., Yli-Pelkonen, V., Ka mierczak, A., Niemela, J. and James, P. 2007. Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using Green Infrastructure: A literature review. Landscape and Urban Planning 81: 167-178. doi: httpdx.doi.org/10.1016/j. landurbplan.2007.02.001. Vega...

... not routinely considered until a prominent disease emergency occurs, is essential for life on Earth. Wildlife health is a fundamental indicator of the health of the planet, its ecosystems, and services which humans and agricultural systems depend upon. Machalaba, C. et al. (2020) Urgent Needs for Global...

..., J. and Pearson, R.G. 2016. Ecosystem health of the Great Barrier Reef: time for effective management action based on evidence. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 183: 438-451. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2016.05.008. Bruno, J.F. and Selig, E.R. 2007. Regional decline of coral cover in the Indo-Pacific...

...). Oyster farming is an intensive anthropogenic practice that is incorporated within a functioning marine ecosystem. The oysters are therefore interacting and reacting with organisms in their environment. These interactions can have significant consequences for health and disease of oysters. For example...