...S.L. Wallace; K. Klop-Toker; S.E. Stock; N. Nolan; A. Callen; M. Hayward; M.J. Mahony Breeding habitat habitat use frogs threatened species supplementary habitat creation Linking breeding habitat use and supplementary habitat creation for a threatened heath frog Wallace, S.L., Klop-Toker...

...Alexandra J. R. Carthey ABSTRACT Artificial habitat holds broad appeal as a tangible and seemingly direct ‘fix’ for the ongoing loss and fragmentation of wildlife habitat, despite a lack of sufficiently rigorous evidence demonstrating benefit for target wildlife. The common focus on replacement...

... are collected, analysed and interpreted. We respond to a recent paper by Smith and Pile (2024) that made simplistic use of koala calling to make assertions about sex-based habitat use, and we point out serious flaws in how the data were used. We respond by outlining recommended practices for collecting...

...Andrew P. Smith; John Pile ABSTRACT This study is the second in a series that examines the habitat requirements and response to logging of koalas ( Phascolarctos cinereus ) inhabiting tall eucalypt forests of north-east NSW. It presents the findings of koala population and habitat monitoring...

... for a range of species with few prior records and variable amounts of biological information. Therefore, a project was undertaken to perform Rapid Habitat Assessments (RHAs) for 13 priority KI invertebrate species, followed by species-specific surveys. RHAs are a method employed to quickly assess the presence...

...Chris N. Thomson ABSTRACT Long-term monitoring of the Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae in a semi-urban landscape before, during and after large-scale habitat removal identified a positive response in breeding activity in the short-term and a change in prey selectivity. Over the longer term, the loss...

... intended to provide refuge habitat to small mammals and were monitored for 123 days using motion-sensitive cameras. Rat activity was positively associated with sites that had the log piles added, with no rat activity recorded at any of the control sites (without log piles), despite the presence...

... of the controversy results from long-running conflicts between the demands of the native forest logging industry and associated impacts on Leadbeater's Possum and its Mountain Ash forest habitat. Here we argue that despite a legislative obligation to protect Leadbeater's Possum and some limited recent improvements...

...Leroy Gonsalves; Brad Law ABSTRACT The Large-footed Myotis Myotis macropus is a threatened echolocating bat that uses a specialised ‘trawling' foraging strategy to hunt for aquatic prey. While the species is well known in freshwater habitats, in 2014 it was recorded for the first time roosting...

.... This paper presents a small-scale assessment of the distribution and habitat associations of the Booroolong Frog, using data collected during surveys for environmental impact assessments, in areas of likely preferred habitat identified along the Campbells and Macquarie Rivers south of Bathurst and the Turon...

...A.W. White; G.H. Pyke Long-term refugia or “over-winter” habitats are often overlooked in habitat restoration for the endangered Green and Golden Bell frog Litoria aurea . Studies identifying the occupation of this habitat or materials suitable to re-create it are lacking. Vegetation mounds were...

... study focused on bush stone-curlew populations throughout the central coast of NSW and the aim of this study was to develop an inductive spatial model in Geographical Information System (GIS) of suitable bush stone-curlew habitat based on historical sightings and empirical data. To develop the models...

...Dana Vickers; John Hunter; Wendy Hawes Tree hollows are a major feature within Australian habitats and an important functional resource for many species in terms of shelter, reproduction, and thermoregulation. Water-filled tree hollows, or phytotelmata, also function as a valuable resource...

...Michael Bamford; Michael Calver “Habitat” is often used ambiguously in conservation biology and ecology to mean either the specific biotic and abiotic parts of the environment where an organism lives (e.g., the habitat of species x), or to describe a particular environment without reference...

...David Paull; David Milledge; Phil Spark; Sally Townley; Kevin Taylor Habitats where rodents breed and congregate provide key refuge and foraging resources and as such may be important for the survival of local populations. The habitat characteristics at spring-time breeding and congregation sites...

... distributions mapped, faunal communities determined by pattern analysis and conservation status determined at a regional level. The extent of post-European human-induced landscape change was evaluated by assessing the degree of habitat loss, loss of landscape function and resilience through changes to the water...

... suburbs. This paper reports on habitat selection derived from a population study carried out in a reserve of remnant bushland in the St George district. Open walls and the underside of overhangs were the most frequently exploited structures used by P. platurus. Geckos were found typically no higher than...

... settlement of Noosa Shire, South-east Queensland, with particular emphasis on the economic and political drivers and the resultant loss and fragmentation of Koala Phascolarctos cinereus habitat. Patterns of habitat loss between 1860 and 1970 were quantified at a coarse level from historical and land tenure...

...Annabelle Andrews This review examines the ecological effects of roads and utility corridors such as powerlines, pipelines, canals and railway lines on undisturbed habitat and native wildlife. Public concern about roads in natural areas is increasing, as shown by the public protests against forest...

...Graham Pyke; Arthur White We examined the habitat features of sites where the Green and Golden Bell Frog is known to have been present, differentiating between those sites where breeding is known to have occurred and those where breeding has not been recorded. We found that, for a site to support...