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Larval interactions with an invasive species (the Cane Toad Rhinella marina ) affect life-history traits in an Australian anuran (the Marbled Frog Limnodynastes convexiusculus )

Matthew Greenlees, Michael Crossland, Richard Shine
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 36 (4): 424–428.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2013.013
Published: 28 January 2014
... ability to survive the presence of toads postmetamorphosis. Predicting the ecological impacts of an invasive species on native taxa with biphasic life histories (such as most anurans) thus requires information on interactions in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. The expression of phenotypic...
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Lethal biological control of rabbits – the most powerful tools for landscape-scale mitigation of rabbit impacts in Australia

Tanja Strive, Tarnya E. Cox
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2019) 40 (1): 118–128.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2019.016
Published: 01 January 2019
... the habitable range. Approximately 70% of the continent, with the exception of the wet tropics and extremely arid areas, were colonised by rabbits within 70 years, one of the fastest ever recorded colonisations of a vertebrate invasive species (Stodart and Parer 1988). Their reproductive prowess, combined...
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Book Chapter

Threat abatement plans: strategic pest management for biodiversity conservation

By Andrew Leys
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.062
EISBN: 0-9586085-9-8
... In Australia, invasive terrestrial pest species have been implicated in the decline of a number of threatened species. Under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 , pest threats can be listed as Key Threatening Processes which require the preparation of Threat Abatement Plans...
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The Invasive Animals CRC: a New Research Initiative for Managing some old Problems

By Glen Saunders, Steve Lapidge, Wayne Fulton, Elaine Murphy, Stephen Sarre ...
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2007
10.7882/FS.2007.013
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-1-2
... will deliver the means to deal with existing high profile invasive animal pests as well as those that have the potential to cause catastrophic impacts in the future. Outcomes will help solve the prominent and costly impacts of invasive species on agricultural, environmental and social values. ...
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Red-eared Sliders Trachemys scripta elegans in southern Sydney, including new incursions

Matthew Mo
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2019) 40 (2): 314–325.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2018.022
Published: 01 December 2019
...Matthew Mo ABSTRACT The invasive Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans has spread extensively, forming naturalised populations on all continents except Antarctica. Ranked among the 100 worst invasive species, there are biosecurity concerns that native turtles become outcompeted and displaced...
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Protect our protected areas!: the value of protected areas for fauna research and conservation, a case study of New South Wales

Daniel Lunney, Ben Hope, Ian Shannon
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2018) 39 (2): 296–344.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2017.036
Published: 01 January 2018
... load of the aspiration to conserve the biodiversity of NSW now seems feasible, even desirable, especially given the increasing intensity of land use from never–ending population growth and its impacts, such as land clearing, roading, logging, water use, alien invasive species and climate change...
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How Much Long-Term Data Are Required to Effectively Manage A Wide-Spread Freshwater Turtle?

R-J Spencer
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2018) 39 (4): 568–575.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2018.017
Published: 01 December 2018
... provide a direct measure of risks of population extinction. Australian turtles face major threats of mortality from invasive species, vehicles, disease and declining water quality. Even Australia's most abundant and widespread species has declined by up to 91% in some populations. Here I use population...
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Sniffing out solutions to enhance conservation: How detection dogs can maximise research and management outcomes, through the example of koalas

Romane H. Cristescu, Russell L. Miller, Céline H. Frère
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 40 (3): 416–432.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2019.030
Published: 01 May 2020
... and invasive species, fauna and flora, direct and indirect (e.g. scat) targets, on land and at sea, across every continent and most taxa from fire ants to whales. Here, we emphasise the versatility of detection dogs through their multiple uses applied to one species, the koala Phascolarctos cinereus . We...
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Habitat loss and landscape degradation: the disastrous outlook for vertebrate fauna in central western NSW

Anne Kerle, David Goldney, Mike Fleming
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 37 (1): 40–74.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2014.013
Published: 02 June 2014
... cycle, soil and energy flow and the impact of invasive species, diseases and agricultural pollution. Of the 595 vertebrate species verified for these catchments, 6% are introduced, 12% have been listed in NSW under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 , 4% by the Commonwealth Environment...
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Modelling the factors influencing Sambar Deer ( Rusa unicolor ) occurrence in the wet eucalypt forests of south-eastern Australia

S. Sotorra, D. Blair, W. Blanchard, D. Lindenmayer
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 41 (2): 241–253.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2020.040
Published: 11 November 2020
...S. Sotorra; D. Blair; W. Blanchard; D. Lindenmayer ABSTRACT Many invasive species have had negative effects on the Australian environment, including the introduced Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor) . However, there is a paucity of information on the factors influencing the fine scale distribution...
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Book Chapter

Zoology under threat: a distressing case of science under siege

By Daniel Lunney, Chris Dickman, Peter Banks
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2012
10.7882/FS.2012.054
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-8-1
... of justice, and intimidating people involved. Zoology is under attack, so are working zoologists, and the distressing consequence for our fauna will be its continuing decline. With increasing rates of extinction that reflect threats, such as invasive species and climate change compounding the impact...
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Public perceptions of foxes and fox eradication in Tasmania

N. Fisher, A. Lee, J. Cribb, G. Haynes
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 576–589.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2011.010
Published: 20 October 2011
...N. Fisher; A. Lee; J. Cribb; G. Haynes The red fox Vulpes vulpes is one of the most destructive invasive species in mainland Australia and has recently been introduced to Tasmania. This paper reports the results of a survey conducted in Tasmania in mid-2006, to ascertain the public's views about...
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The uneasy coexistence between Carpet Pythons and Cane Toads

Gregory P. Brown, Jeremy Hemphill, Richard Shine
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 41 (2): 214–219.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2020.042
Published: 11 November 2020
... costs and indirect benefits. Negative impacts on individuals may not necessarily translate to a negative impact on the species. ABSTRACT Key words: alien species, Bufo marinus, indirect impacts, predator-prey DOI: httpsdoi.org/10.7882/AZ.2020.042 INTRODUCTION Invasive species can have devastating...
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Status of an urban feral Red-Eared Slider ( Trachemys scripta elegans ) population in Sydney a decade on

James Robey, Shelley Burgin, Dennis Hitchen, Geoffrey Ross
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 822–825.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2011.033
Published: 20 October 2011
... invasive pest species, has established populations in Australia, most extensively in South-eastern Queensland. A decade ago a small established population was identified in a wetland in Southern Sydney in Yeramba Lagoon. We re-visited this population a decade on to determine its status and the impact...
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New record of the invasive Asian House Gecko ( Hemidactylus frenatus ) in Canberra

Dustin Welbourne
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2013) 36 (2): 229–231.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2012.029
Published: 07 February 2013
... pathways for flora and fauna to breach previously impervious geographic barriers (Lowe et al. 2000; Stachowicz et al. 2002). Despite Australia's geographic isolation, it has not escaped this phenomenon as there are an estimated 80 invasive, non-indigenous vertebrate species, an order of magnitude more...
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A Ticking Time Bomb: Is the illegal pet trade a pathway for the establishment of Corn Snake ( Elaphe guttata ) populations in Australia?

Michael S. McFadden, Philip Topham, Peter S. Harlow
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2017) 38 (4): 499–504.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2017.006
Published: 01 September 2017
...Michael S. McFadden; Philip Topham; Peter S. Harlow ABSTRACT The exotic pet trade may be the principal mechanism for the establishment of invasive reptile species. The escape or deliberate release of captive reptiles has resulted in the establishment of many species globally. In Australia, exposure...
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Recent invasions of World Heritage rainforests in north-east New South Wales by the cane toad Bufo marinus

David Newell
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 876–883.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2011.041
Published: 20 October 2011
.... Science of Cane Toad Invasion and Control Alford, R.A., G. Brown, L. Schwarzkopf, B. Phillips and Shine, R. 2009. Comparisons through time and space suggest rapid evolution of dispersal behaviour in an invasive species. Wildlife Research 36: 23-28. Comparisons through time and space suggest rapid...
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One year on: rapid assessment of fauna and red fox diet after the 2019–20 mega-fires in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales

Emma E. Spencer, Chris R. Dickman, Glenda M. Wardle, Thomas M. Newsome, Aaron C. Greenville
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (2): 304–325.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.033
Published: 10 August 2022
... in populations and assemblages of vertebrates, vertebrate temporal activity, and the diet of the invasive Red Fox Vulpes vulpes, across burnt and unburnt sites. Using remote camera traps we surveyed 12 unburnt and 10 burnt sites approximately 12 months after the fires. We detected 41 species (11 mammals, 28...
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Killing Peter to save Paul: an ethical and ecological basis for evaluating whether a native species should be culled for the conservation benefit of another native species

J.C.Z. Woinarski
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2019) 40 (1): 49–62.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2018.020
Published: 01 January 2019
..., for killing invasive (‘pest’ or ‘weed’) species to benefit native species, there is far less well-developed context and regulatory basis for the issue of killing native species to benefit other native species, and it may evoke considerable community concerns. Given the moral complexities of this issue, I use...
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Invasion of a New South Wales stream by the Tropical Crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens)

By Jason Coughran, Shawn Leckie
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2007
10.7882/FS.2007.007
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-1-2
... pathways of introduction, and the potential threats the invading species presents to the receiving environment. We suggest immediate action is required to ascertain the invasive potential of this species. ...
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