... option for managing the hollow-dependent bats in the Pilliga. We predict that local extinctions of a range of hollow-using bat species will occur without active management and monitoring to protect the remaining hollow-bearing trees, and the intermediate-aged, hollow-recruit trees, from logging and fire. ...

... for shortcomings and to target data-deficient areas for survey, insectivorous bats will always be neglected in forest conservation arguments. There is evidence that aged trees with roost hollows are a limiting resource for many species. Gould’s Long-eared bat Nyctophilus gouldi is an indicator of forest quality...

... site quality native forest and averaged 15 hectares per koala throughout. The total koala population was estimated by spotlight counts to be 350 to 450 individuals. Variation in scat density (determined by counts in fixed area plots) was best explained by food tree species richness, forest association...

..., which takes the older trees and shifts the age-class distribution to younger trees with fewer hollows. A looming threat is climate change. We need an expanded vision that looks beyond the paradigm of conserving special species ( e.g. threatened species) and selected spaces ( e.g . national parks...

... Reptile assemblages were examined retrospectively in relation to five age categories of regrowth since the last selective tree harvest ( i.e. , 0–10 years, 11–20 years, 21–40 years, 41–50 years and >50 years/virgin). The aim was to identify indicator species that showed consistent response...

... Old-growth forests of south-east Australia are characterized by high numbers of large live trees, stags and large logs on the ground and in streams . These features dominate the forest structure and In large part determine composition (including flora and fauna) and function (energy flow...