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Australian Zoologist (2018) 39 (2): 280–295.
Published: 01 January 2018
...Claire Runge; Ayesha I.T. Tulloch ABSTRACT Nomadic birds move around the landscape in complex, irregular patterns, making it difficult for conservation managers and planners to decide where and how to act to mitigate threatening processes. Because of this uncertainty, nomadic species are poorly...
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Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (2): 160–165.
Published: 14 October 2011
... in the face of uncertainty. Opposition to the harvest now continues from animal rights groups whose concerns have shifted from overall harvest sustainability to side effects such as animal welfare, and changes to community structure, genetic composition and population age structure. Many of these concerns...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.094
EISBN: 978-0-9586085-7-2
... While it is undeniable that both feral cats and owned domestic cats prey on native wildlife, evidence that this is a threat to the viability of wildlife populations is contentious, particularly in the suburbs. Where uncertainty is great or the risks are high, the precautionary principle...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.056
EISBN: 0-9586085-9-8
... be caused by inappropriate development or management, and scientific uncertainty usually surrounds an understanding of their ecology and prediction of impacts. Where could the New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 be precautionary? The listing process could be, but a significant amount...
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Australian Zoologist (2021) 41 (3): 358–366.
Published: 28 October 2021
... time since arrival to a location is often used to define native status. Here I propose an eco-evolutionary approach to distinguish between alien and native status and use this to resolve uncertainty in the status of the dingo in Australia. Dingoes were transported to mainland Australia by humans...
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Australian Zoologist (2020) 41 (3): 374–387.
Published: 14 September 2020
...Benjamin L. Allen; Lee R. Allen; Michael Graham; Matt Buckman Understanding the ecological roles of apex predators remains an important field of study. The influence of apex predators on ecosystems can be either profound or negligible in different situations, and uncertainty still exists about...
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Australian Zoologist (2017) 39 (1): 3–16.
Published: 01 December 2017
..., especially those assessments more focused on production standards, such as government, industry and NGO-supported programs, popularly used in Australia and worldwide. We conclude that despite high levels of uncertainty surrounding many of the population parameters, ecological patterns and processes...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 31 (3): 482–491.
Published: 17 March 2014
... be able to cope with taxonomic uncertainty and change, should be comprehensive with regard to topics, sufficiently detailed, repeatable and easy to keep up-to-date, should include anecdotal observations, and should indicate the nature and extent of support for each statement concerning a species. I...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (2): 207–213.
Published: 17 March 2014
... on the relationship between the two Australian species, D. lumholtzi and D. bennettianus. In light of this uncertainty, we undertook a phylogenetics study based on 430 bp of sequence from the mitochondrial DNA gene cytochrome b (cyt b ). Samples were collected from D. lumholtzi (n = 45) and D. bennettianus (n = 3...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 36 (4): 381–403.
Published: 28 January 2014
... on further surveys in four of the identified habitat patches. However, further research indicated that population density varied greatly between habitat patches and that the original extent of habitat and the revised population estimate had been overestimated. Because of the high degree of uncertainty...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2012
10.7882/FS.2012.010
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-6-7
... through successive stages, larval survival and abnormality including the failure to produce shells and skeletons. Despite these trends, our current understanding of the biological consequences of an acidifying ocean over the next century is still dominated by large uncertainties. Some of the greatest gaps...
Journal Articles
Australian Zoologist (2011) 34 (3): 249–260.
Published: 14 October 2011
... the difficulties and uncertainties associated with habitat creation and the establishment of translocated frogs, translocations remain as a last resort strategy for the conservation of frog populations that may otherwise be lost. Green and Golden Bell Frog Litoria aurea frog translocations...
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Australian Zoologist (2011) 34 (2): 190–202.
Published: 10 October 2011
... protection as part of ecologically sustainable development (ESD). Moreover, the management of beaches and linked adjacent ecosystems is becoming increasingly important because of their vulnerability to burgeoning human pressures including climate change. Although there are large uncertainties involved, some...
Journal Articles
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.025
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
... the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 . There are no threatened bats listed in the ACT under the Nature Conservation Act 1980 . We mapped the geographic distribution and relative density of specimen and observation data (excluding ultrasonic records because of the uncertainty of identification...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.029
EISBN: 978-0-9586085-8-9
... The question posed is whether current forestry practices threaten forest fauna? No confident direct answer can be given to this question. There are numerous reasons for this uncertainty. The question entails ‘proof of the negative’ which, in science, is typically a difficult task. Necessary...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.054
EISBN: 0-9586085-9-8
... but their advice may be improved by training, feedback of performance, consistent communication formats, and awareness of motivational and other sources of bias. A suite of behavioural and numerical methods to aggregate opinions and communicate uncertainty provides new opportunities. ...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.066
EISBN: 0-9586085-9-8
... fauna has become neglected. Many species are missing out on research effort, and other conceptual approaches, such as threatening processes, are not given priority. In our opinion, the apparent immutability of the scheduled species is illogical given the uncertainty of the listing process, and we see...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2003
10.7882/FS.2003.009
EISBN: 978-0-9586085-6-5
.... There is uncertainty regarding the extent and impact of many threats. This, together with the lack of basic ecological information for many species, currently precludes the development of effective conservation strategies for seabirds in NSW. The current out-of-sight-out-of-mind attitude to the problem must change...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2003
10.7882/FS.2003.013
EISBN: 978-0-9586085-6-5
... are just the same adjacent to a reserve area as in open fishing areas nearby. Thus both conservation goals are achieved at no cost to the fishery. Despite advances in fisheries management structures in New Zealand, such as the Quota Management System, significant uncertainty remains about levels of stock...