...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...

.... 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...

... 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...

... associated with Australia s bat-borne zoonotic diseases, e.g. Hendra and the Australian Bat Lyssavirus (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...

..., 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...

.... These interactions can have significant consequences for health and disease of oysters. For example, seagrass and macroalgae are often found in the estuarine and coastal ecosystems where oysters are cultured. Seagrasses can act as a microbial filter removing pathogens from the water column, significantly reducing...

... KBAs. Of these, 18 KBAs had >15% of their area burned. Critically, for the management of intact and recovering forests, we show that the degree of forest integrity and ecosystem intactness affected fire severity: more degraded forests and ecosystems experienced higher severity burns in the protected...

... health risks and challenges. A one health approach is rooted in the recognition that human and animal health are interdependent and bound to the health of the ecosystem in which they exist (FAO/OIE 2015). Adopting a one health approach is critical not only to prevent outbreaks of zoonotic disease...

... of two Phytophthora cinnamomi populations from Western Australia. Mycological Research 105: 1053-1064. Saffer, V. M. and Calver, M. C. 2001. Chemotherapy for ecosystems: use of selective toxins to control invasive vertebrate pests. Ecosystem Health 7: 297-306. Grayson, J., Calver, M. C. and Styles, I...

... is substantial. There has been relatively little research on the impacts, not have there been many scientists dedicated to documenting the impact of plant pathogens on native plants and ecosystems in comparison to those affecting commercial crop species. Control of plant pathogens in natural ecosystems...

..., and globally to attain optimal health for people, animals, and the environment (AVMA 2008); Conservation Medicine an interdisciplinary field with a strong focus on the integrity of ecosystems (Alders 2009); EcoHealth a movement that recognizes that health and well-being are the result of complex...

... for Conservation order to tease this issue out, the paper begins with an outline of the conservation status of the species as determined by internationally accepted criteria and the known detrimental impact of high numbers of kangaroos on the conservation status of other species and ecosystem health more broadly...