... their effects can be beneficial. The positive effects of pests arise when they become deeply embedded in ecological communities and are involved in webs of direct and indirect interactions with other species. In this paper, I first outline the concepts of direct and indirect interactions, and then describe two...

... in abundance and others to decrease. The widespread extinction of dingoes is likely to have exacerbated the impacts of foxes and overgrazing. Successful restoration of the arid zone fauna will require the restoration of ecological functions and species interactions, particularly nutrient cycling and predation. ...

... Coastal biodiversity is complex due to the large numbers of species interacting in space and time at many different scales. Because little is known of the invertebrates which make up most of this biodiversity, conserving biodiversity is a difficult task. Robust analytical techniques must...

... dependent upon allowing appropriate disturbance regimes is occurring in relation to fire management, with implementation success based on the degree of understanding of how fire affects flora and fauna. This consideration will need to be extended to maintenance of species interactions, ecological processes...

..., in which case each species will respond directly to environmental factors; 2) dependent upon a set of biological interactions among species; or 3) of a combination of both environmental and biological factors. Our second point is that climate extremes will drive substantial change beyond any changes...

... effectively utilised by both urban and suburban populations of Asian House Geckos, suggesting likely competitive interactions between the species on structures where the species co-existed. At this time, there is no evidence of the introduced species living away from buildings in the Brisbane region. ...

... of participating species are weakly known, may lead to misclassification of species and poor decisions on conservation priorities. The review of recent impact studies of logging on jarrah forest fauna demonstrates that logging interacts with predation by foxes to threaten arboreal mammals. Hence, measures...

... on public land in New South Wales. The Act prevents threatened species being classified as pest animals. An application to list dingoes as a threatened species under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 creates the potential for conflict between these two Acts. In this paper we describe...

... that their actions are having the desired effect and because factors other than habitat availability may interact to account for the size of populations. The study produced 13 collaborative reports and research papers. These included literature reviews identifying species (vertebrates, invertebrates and vascular...

... changes, owing to human influences, are lowering frog numbers and species diversity. Other factors involved include heavy metals, pesticides, salinity, temperature, disease, competition from introduced species and human collection. The complex interactions and synergistic effects of these factors on frogs...

... common species reach high numbers, they will be more important in controlling energy, nutrient and resource flows than rare species, and are more likely to be involved in interaction webs and co-evolutionary relationships with suites of other species. The tree hollows, logs and other habitat components...

... of management efforts from charismatic species to the gamut of organisms and the interactions between them. Despite its wide-ranging scope, biodiversity is currently best measured using the species as the basic unit. Because an overwhelming majority of species on the planet are invertebrates, these organisms...