...Brett A. Summerell ABSTRACT The majority of Australia's unique flora has evolved in isolation separated from many of the world's major plant pathogens. As these pathogens have made their way into Australia the impact on plant species, ecological communities and the fauna that depends on them has...

... of their ecological impacts. Whereas much of the focus of the 2019–2020 fires was on vertebrates, significant research was also carried out on a diverse range of invertebrate taxa. The studies of the invertebrate groups found that different taxa respond variably to fire and also emphasised the difficulties in judging...

...Gerasimos Cassis; Ryan Shofner; Shawn Laffan; Marina Cheng ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of the Black Summer 2019/20 wildfires in the Northeast Forests of New South Wales for seven priority heteropteran (= true bug) species, across a range of vegetation classes and host plants. Our area...

...Jessica R. Marsh; Richard V. Glatz ABSTRACT The black summer fires of 2019–2020 burnt almost half of Kangaroo Island (KI), impacting large areas of high-quality native vegetation supporting many rare, endemic and/or undescribed invertebrate species. In the aftermath there was a need to survey...

...Melinda J. Laidlaw; Harry B. Hines; Rhonda I. Melzer; Tracey B. Churchill ABSTRACT Bushfire severity mapping and analysis for Queensland’s Gondwana Rainforests World Heritage Area properties following wildfires in 2019/20 was found to under-predict the ecological impact within closed-canopy...

... and taxonomically well known at species level. The principal target group comprised 12 species of Scarabaeinae (dung beetles) which had been listed as potentially significantly impacted by the 2019–20 fires. The results indicate that most species are fire tolerant and no species could be considered threatened...

... climate change. Wildfires are extreme environmental events that result in dramatic fluctuations in temperature and moisture, which are likely to disproportionately impact animals such as amphibians (Anura) whose distributions and ecology are strongly tied to climate. In response to the 2019/20 Australian...

...Peter Smith; Judy Smith ABSTRACT We have investigated the impact of the unprecedented drought, heatwaves and fires of 2019–20 on a threatened arboreal marsupial, the Greater Glider ( Petauroides volans ), in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, an area of over one million hectares...

...Warren Schofield The impact of predation by dingoes/wild dogs on livestock creates extreme amounts of stress, angst and anger within rural communities. How do we return to a well-managed landscape and once again have positive communication between stakeholders? Wild dogs attack livestock. Dingoes...

... amounts of toxin; and hence, facilitate taste aversion learning by the predator. The context of the encounters, such as differences in geography, may help to explain why the invasion of cane toads has not significantly impacted on crocodile populations at this site, in contrast to heavy impacts reported...

... and an integral part of the research. It is now possible to set up a network of social media platforms that communicates research to a bespoke audience that may create real impact for that research. Here I look at opportunities for researchers to communicate their research to various audiences using social media...

...Maritza de Oliveira; Geoffrey Smith; Luke Hogan A pilot study, using remotely deployed ultrasonic bat detectors, was undertaken in the Conondale Ranges as part of a research programme to assess the impacts of wet sclerophyll logging on native wildlife. The remote system was of the voice activated...

... Commission loses its nerve: the Forest and Timber Inquiry sidesteps an evaluation of the impact of forestry operations on forest fauna Daniel Lunney Editor In its final report of the Forest and Timber Inquiry, in March 1992, the Resource Assess- ment Commission (RAC) squibbed its responsi- bility...

...Paul Stein FAIRWEATHER, P., 1992. Problems in, and suggestions for improving the use of science in environmental impact assessment. Australian Biologist 5(2): 112. Problems in, and suggestions for improving the use of science in environmental impact assessment Australian Biologist...

...Graham Pyke Fauna Impact Statements (FISs) are now required in association with all actions in New South Wales which are, considered likely to “take or kill” “endangered” fauna. In this paper it is argued that “take or kill” is equivalent to having a significant impact on either individuals...

... The control of dingoes in New South Wales in the period 1883- 1930 and i ts likely impact on their distribution and abundance Alistair S. Glen' and Jeff Short2 'School of Biological Sciences A08. University of Sydney, NSW 2006,Australia. 'CSlRO Wildlife and Ecology, Private Bag 5,Wembley,WA 69 13,Australia...

...Danny Wotherspoon; Shelley Burgin Vehicle collision resulting in animal mortality is a common daily occurrence, although few studies have considered the impact on herpetofauna in urban areas. Over a 7 year period (2003 - 2010), 1.4 km of suburban streets of Falconbridge that interface...

...Andrew Norris; Shelley Burgin The disruption of endocrine systems due to environmental contaminants potentially impacts on developmental, behavioural, regulatory, and reproductive systems of wildlife. A major source of exposure of wildlife (terrestrial and aquatic) to endocrine disrupting compounds...