... and site fidelity in the longer term. Monitoring the effect of habitat loss on life-cycle aspects of the Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae in a semi-urban landscape Chris N. Thomson 16 Banks Street, East Maitland NSW 2323 [email protected] A BS TR A CT Long-term monitoring of the Masked Owl Tyto...

... movement of living organisms from one area, with release in another (IUCN/SSC 2013); translocations of many wildlife species are used for a diverse array of reasons, and recently, translocation of species has been proposed as a method to mitigate the effect of climate change as it causes range shift...

...Frances Zewe; David Booth Many tadpole species aggregate in nature and if larval densities are not too high there is generally a positive effect of grouping on growth and development. The benefits of grouping may be due to social facilitation and the availability of other tadpoles' faeces...

...David Llewellyn In order to ascertain whether introduced weeds have an effect on naturally occurring aquatic fauna, this study assesses the toxicity of 3 introduced weeds that occur along the banks of rivers and ponds in New South Wales, on 4 aquatic invertebrates. Damsel Fly nymphs, Mud Eyes...

... and track different species of jellyfish, identify the advantages and limitations across these studies, and suggest methods to be adopted when using drones to monitor jellyfish. * [email protected] Jellyfish drones monitoring biomass The effectiveness and applications of drones...

... on the island has declined since 1998, when our study began, due to increased aquatic vegetation and consequent decline in water temperature in major breeding ponds. As ponds are small, manual vegetation removal should reverse the trend. A comprehensive understanding of the biological effects of climate change...

... wildlife. NPWS is a functional part of OEH and has responsibility for regulating wildlife rescue and rehabilitation services. On 1 July 2019 OEH was replaced by the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. Towards a more effective model of wildlife care and rehabilitation: A survey...

... continuing coral loss on the reef, thereby justifying ongoing and increasing efforts to cull these starfish, which otherwise predate on reef-building corals. Long-term prevention of outbreaks will require unequivocal resolution and effective actions to manage the factor(s) that initiate or exacerbate...

... (Spencer and Thompson 2005). Adult turtles frequently become victims of road kill or are killed by foxes as they emerge to nest or disperse throughout wetlands (Spencer and Thompson 2005). Turtles are also struck by boats, How Much Long-Term Data Are Required to Effectively Manage A Wide-Spread Freshwater...

...Alan York; Tom Lewis ABSTRACT Fire is a common feature of Australian forests and prescribed burning is a routine management strategy, often utilised to mitigate the effects of wildfire. However, the impacts of fire on terrestrial invertebrates are poorly understood. Here we provide an overview...

...Alan Midgley; Shelley Burgin; Adrian Renshaw While presence/absence of endocrine disruption has been widely observed within polluted wetlands, relatively few data have addressed population level changes for any species. This paper investigated the effects of endocrine disruption on the phenotypic...

..., an imprint of Addison Wesley, Longman, Inc. Ecology Lack, D. 1933. Habitat selection in birds. With special reference to the effects of afforestation on the Breckland avifauna. Journal of Animal Ecology 2: 239-262. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/961 Lindenmayer, D. B., McIntyre, S. and Fischer, J...

... of Tasmania, Hobart/Tasmania. Bunce, S.E.H., McIntosh, P.D., Davies, P.E. and Cook, L.S.J. 2001. Effects of pre-Code clearfelling on the geomorphology and sedimentology of headwater streams in upland granite terrain, Tasmania. Pp. 87-93 in (Rutherfurd, I, ed.)Third Australian stream management conference...

...Garry Webb The effectiveness of various pitfall trap designs and pitfall/drift fence systems for sampling small ground-dwelling lizards and frogs in the forests of southeastern Australia was examined. Pitfall/drift fence systems employing long drift fences were more effective than short or no-fence...

...Graeme Barden; Richard Shine We dissected preserved specimens from bath oviparous and viviparous South Australian populations of a fossorial skink Lerista bougainvillii , to identify food items and to examine possible effects of sex and reproductive mode on the composition of the diet. There were...

... of a population compared to those protected from shooting. Comparative shooting intensity was more important in its effect on local populations than the type of shooting that was conducted. Populations which experienced high shooting intensities (10% and above shot/year) tended to have **** adult females than...