... The composition of frog communities and the numbers of the various species present have been studied for over 15 years in several habitats in the Watagan Mountains are of New South Wales, making it possible to document changes in these features over this period. The habitats studied include two...

...). The incubation period of the natural nest was 69 days compared to laboratory incubation periods of 73–80 days at 30°C and 54 days at 33°C. ...

... in the use of different fishing methods - with men using multi-pronged fishing spears and women using hook-and-line. Fishing continued to be an important activity for Aboriginal people around Port Jackson in the early colonial period, though the technology and division of labour changed with the introduction...

... mg·L −1 ) to approximate concentrations recorded in previous hydrological studies. Growth for both species and survivorship (individuals had lost a designated body mass) for M. balbus did not differ significantly between the three treatments over the 18-week experimental period. Survivorship of H...

... Freshwater crocodiles Crocodylus johnstoni were observed aestivating in dry caverns in the undercut banks of Saunders Creek in the Northern Territory during each dry season over a period o f six years. During most years at the site there were both crocodiles that had been marked in previous...

... During a 28-day survey of the herpetofauna of the Mossman Gorge area a total of 24 species (15 reptiles and nine amphibians) was recorded, with a further three reptile and three amphibian species being added by other workers. As the survey was conducted over a relatively short period the list...

..., then the use of ranking population status, onto the results from short-term surveys using systematic methodology and finally from surveys undertaken over longer periods of time. Such surveys, considered as repeatable and systematic, can be classed as monitoring surveys. Several such surveys are described...

... and some localities farther south and attempts to trace the progress of a southerly extension of range of the species of some 400 km (Port Macquarie to Kiama) since about 1970. Recent sightings also indicate that in the Sydney area the adult flight period is commencing earlier in the season...

... and erosion. The selection presented here reflects what emerged as most relevant during the period of editing Future of the Fauna of Western New South Wales. ...