... show that vertebrate scavenging rates are relatively low in the Australian Alps compared to other bioregions in Australia, and that carcasses in this system can become hotspots for introduced species like European wasps ( Vespula germanica ), red foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ), and feral pigs ( Sus scrofa...

...Holly S. Bradley; Damien Hirsh; Damian Lettoof ABSTRACT Despite being a hotspot for reptile diversity, there is a chronic knowledge gap surrounding the ecology of Australian reptiles. Understanding the complex interactions between species, such as predator-prey relationships, can be key to informed...

... Department of the Environment and Water Resources. 2006. Australia's 15 National Biodiversity Hotspots. Accessed 18 May 2007. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/hotspots/facts.html#3 Gamradt, S.C. and Kats, L.B. 1996. Effect of introduced crayfish and mosquitofish on California newts...

... announced 15 national biodiversity hotspots (New 2006) which contain a variety of endemic wildlife that are experiencing high levels of pressure from human development and are therefore of substantial conservation significance (Chapman 2009). Preferences for conserving wildlife species, however...

... a global citizen science project which has been shown to have local-scale relevance (Callaghan et al. 2015, Sullivan et al. 2017). eBird does provide summary information for some urban greenspaces which are delineated as hotspots (e.g., httpsebird.org/australia/hotspot/L3033858), but this is generally...

..., with a synopsis of the genus in amphibians Australian Journal of Zoology 34 843 53 Department of the Environment and Water Resources (DEWR). 2007. Australia's 15 National Biodiversity Hotspots, Border Ranges North and South (Queensland and New South Wales), Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra Border...

... with the Biodiversity Advisory Committee, provide advise on National Biodiversity Hotspots. This work was to be completed in a few months and involved, in co-operation with the Department, the commissioning of a consultancy followed by a national workshop involving all jurisdictions. The Committee recommended...

... green strategies, a concerning common denominator is their lack of consideration for the potential risk of accelerating existing biological invasions and providing ground for new incursions. Urban centres as hotspots for biological invasions Invasive species are a major cause of biodiversity loss...

... position and geological history made it home to diverse and unique fauna, with parts of it rightfully protected as biodiversity hotspots (Austin et al. 2004; Williams et al. 2011). The Australian tetrigid fauna currently consists of 37 species; additionally, Tetrix irrupta (Bolivar, 1887) contains four...

... to address snakebite hotspots in mid-northern Brazil A direction to health planning in shortfall biodiversity knowledge areas. Toxicon 213: 43-51. httpsdoi.org/10.1016/j. toxicon.2022.03.012 Fry, B.G. 2017. Snakebite: When the Human Touch Becomes a Bad Touch. Toxins 9:170. httpsdoi.org/10.3390/toxins10040170...

... the surrounding environment. A key strength of TurtleSAT is its ability to identify hotspots of turtle activity. TurtleSAT data clearly shows places where turtles frequently bask, where they often cross roads (and are killed doing so), and where they nest. These are useful data for developing conservation...

... hotspots and to translocate threatened native wildlife species into feral-free areas (87 Eighty-one percent of the participants agreed that they would be satisfied with donating money towards a conservation program that reintroduces native wildlife species into protected areas. Only 76% of the participants...

...-$6,000. Although our results demonstrate that corn snakes are being encountered throughout the Sydney region, no hotspots were highlighted suggesting an established population. The widespread distribution of encounters is likely due to repeated escapes or releases from many captive collections, rather...

...), with a description of a new species from the biodiversity hotspot of southwestern Western Australia. Zootaxa 3946: 301-330. httpsdoi.org/10.11646/ zootaxa.3946.3.1 Mecke, S., Doughty, P. and Donnellan, S.C. 2009. A new species of Eremiascincus (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from the Great Sandy Desert and Pilbara...

... Zoological Society of New South Wales 2017 214 2017 Introduction The south western corner of the Australian continent includes the c. 360,000 km2 South west Botanical Province, an internationally recognised biodiversity hotspot extending between latitudes 26o and 36oS and longitudes 114o and 126o east...

.... Peri-urban environments have emerged as frontiers for human-wildlife interactions and thus can act as hotspots for the occurrence of, or exposure to, zoonotic pathogens (Allen et al. 2017; Williams et al. 2021). Recent outbreaks of zoonotic diseases in cities, such as COVID-19 and Japanese encephalitis...

... laboratory findings in the field. Lisa Doucette (University of New England) Behaviour ecology and thermal biology of Australian owlet-nightjars. Enzo Guarino (Australian National University) Conservation genetics and comparative phylogeography of Australia s biodiversity hotspot. Elizabeth Liggins...

... habitat outside of frequented trawl grounds. Greater research effort is required to reveal the life history, genetic connectivity and threats to H. czeblukovi, and other marine snakes in this region (Udyawer et al. 2020). Exmouth Gulf is a global biodiversity hotspot with more than 2100 marine species...