Search Results for regionally significant species

... of species including those recorded in other surveys is 294, which represents almost 50% of the vertebrate fauna species identified for the Wet Tropics Bioregion. Fourteen species are listed of conservation significance and several others are of regional significance. Relationships with regional ecosystems...

... species of Cyclorana . Cyclorana are a genus of 14 burrowing frog species that occupy arid, semi-arid and monsoonal regions of Australia. We document a 188 km southerly range extension of Cyclorana cryptotis , and an 88 km northerly extension for Cyclorana maini ; both within the Davenport Murchison...

... introduced wild terrestrial vertebrates, translocation from the latter region has had negligible impact on the zoogeography of the former. Some Wallacean islands and New Guinea, however, have been a significant source of species introduced within the Circum New Guinea Archipelago. While vertebrate...

... avifaunas may already have experienced significant changes in abundance and species composition (e.g., Recher and Serventy 1991 and Recher 1997a for Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia). Regional assessments State au$aunas Garnett (1992) reviewed the status of the avifauna in each of the States...

... resources for migratory and nomadic nectivorous and frugivorous bids and fruit-bats, and insectivorous bids. This function together with the 41 endangered and other significant vertebrate species present, and the area's biogeographical significance, make coastal Byron Shire of regional, state and national...

... parts of Australia. The nature and significance of any differences in genetic profile and parasite ecology are then considered. Methods Genetics The genetic comparisons made were based on allozyme variation detected using electrophoresis and on DNA sequence differences in the control region...

...) plants, toxic to introduced species because of their production of fluoroacetate, is considered a significant contributory factor to the survival of mammal biodiversity within this region. One benefit attributed to these toxic plants is buffering the predatory impact of introduced carnivores, with native...

... respectively. Annual and total yields of skins are presented for ten separate areas in the region: Bass Strait, King Island, Kangaroo Island. Western Australia, New Zealand, Bounty Islands, Auckland Islands, Antipodes Islands. Campbell Island and Macquarie island. At least 1 367 000 fur seal skins were...

... are implicated in a significant decline in L. watsoni . The number of L. watsoni and several other common species of frog observed differed among and within sites over time and illustrate the value of multi-year monitoring to understand the dynamics of population distribution and abundance with long-term...

.... It is listed as an important bird area by BirdLife Australia and BirdLife International, and is a significant part of the region's conservation estate. Half of Australia's cockatoo species occur on the property, including the endangered Carnaby's Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris . The Major Mitchell's...