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...C. M. Young; K.A. Kimpton; H.M Cohen; P.T. Burns; K. McLaughlin; P.B. Banks ABSTRACT Live trapping is a common survey technique used to sample small terrestrial mammal populations, but too often traps are disturbed by non-target species, especially by birds such as corvids, resulting...

... the discrepancies in dingo densities across the DBF to study the ecological role of Australia’s largest terrestrial predator. We used drone imagery, ground based shrub and tree counts, and camera trap footage to test our hypothesis that there are alternate states in plant, bird and mammal assemblages on either side...

... marsupial murid chiropteran genetics genomes conservation The Oz Mammals Genomics (OMG) initiative: developing genomic resources for mammal conservation at a continental scale Mark D. B. Eldridge1*, Janine E. Deakin2, Anna J. MacDonald3,6, Margaret Byrne4, Anna Fitzgerald5, Rebecca N. Johnson1...

...Peter Green Two endemic rat species, Rattus macleari and R. nativitatis , went extinct on Christmas Island more than a century ago, contributing to an unenviable record of mammal extinctions in Australia. This paper provides the historical context for the extinctions, and shows they were...

...David Paull; Elizabeth Date Twenty-one species of non-flying native mammals were positively identified during a systematic fauna survey of forest, woodland and scrub habitats in State Forests on the northwest slopes of New South Wales (1993-95). This is about 50% of the known historical diversity...

...G. L. Blackwell Terrestrial mammals are a geologically recent addition to New Zealand ecosystems. However, in a very short space of time, they have become a significant feature of the environment. Introduced mammals form the basis of the country's economy, they provide world-recognised sporting...

... Mammals. Angus and Robertson, London. The Australian Museum Complete Book of Australian Mammals TIDEMANN, C. R., 1978. Fauna. In: Studies for Environmental Impact Assessment, Elura Base Metal Project, Cobar, New South Wales. Natural Systems Research, Melbourne. Studies for Environmental Impact...

...P. Myroniuk A mammal trapping programme was conducted on Hinchinbrook Island between 13 December, 1985, and 11 January, 1986, for the Australian New Zealand Scientific Exploration Society (ANZSES). A total of 59 individual mammals were trapped, representing 10 species. Incidental sightings brought...

...Michael Murphy A survey of the mammal fauna in the coastal forests and adjacent farmland in the Seven Mile Beach/Comerong Island area, near Nowra on the New South Wales south coast, recorded 22 native and 7 introduced species. lnsectivorous bats (10 species) comprised 45Y. of the native species...

...James Val; Damon Oliver; Michael Pennay; John McLaughlin; Peter Ewin; Else Foster Baseline surveys of reptiles, birds and small mammals that occur in Dune Mallee woodlands in the Lower Murray Darling catchment of south-western New South Wales were conducted at 60 sites between October 2007...

...Arthur White; D. Mason Extensive mammal surveys were carried out between 1998 and 2004 in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area and the Boodjamullah National Park in north-western Queensland. Thirty eight native mammal species were detected including a species (Spectacled Hare Wallaby) not recorded...

...Jeff Short Guy Shortridge made extensive collections of mammals in southern Western Australia in the years 1904 to 1907, less than 80 years after first European settlement of the area. This paper reviews Shortridge's unpublished letters and the published papers that resulted from his collections...

...Garry Daly; Philip Craven; Jeff Bryant; Chris Senior; Michael Smith; Michael Mahony ABSTRACT Replicated systematic surveys were conducted for arboreal mammals in several reserves on the south coast of New South Wales between 1995 and 2023. Nine species were detected including the Yellow-bellied...

... resources in the burnt landscape is particularly important. In this study, we compared the numbers, survival and diets of three species of small mammal at two sites in tall open-forest in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The first site was subjected to a high severity experimental fire...

..., and have access to appropriate education programs and resources . Additionally, the A compact and cheap system for field euthanasia of small mammals: the need, design and trial Murray V. Ellis1 and Susan G. Rhind*2 1Office of Environment and Heritage, Ecosystem Management Science, Science Division, PO Box...

...Garry Daly ABSTRACT Fauna surveys were conducted near the coastal village of Vincentia on the south coast of New South Wales from 2000 to 2014 in response to a proposal to extend a golf course. The surveys consisted of trapping ground-dwelling mammals along six, 200 m long transects and targeted...

...., 1988. The mammals of Kinchega National Park, western New South Wales. Aust. Zool. 25: 1-5. The mammals of Kinchega National Park, western New South Wales Aust. Zool. 25 1 5 RUST PPK, 1994. Coffs Harbour Eastern Distributor. Environmental Impact Statement Volume 2 - Appendices. Prepared...

... ecologists have championed the role that research on exotic mammals in their countries (which are often more abundant and of lower conservation value than native mammals) could play in this process, and highlighted their potential as model systems within which to evaluate and advance contemporary ecological...