Search Results for urban insects

... to benefit people and nature Cities can play a vital role in conserving threatened plant and insect communities and species within urban environments (Hall et al. 2017). Given that 88% of flowering plants worldwide rely on animal-mediated pollination, particularly through insects (Kearns et al. 1998...

... emphasise the importance of understanding and mitigating anthropogenic stressors from the perspective of the animals affected, in both wild animals affected by urban development and captive animals. It is evident that a sensory ecology approach has much to offer in terms of improving animal welfare...

...James A. Fitzsimons; Janelle L. Thomas ABSTRACT Despite its widespread range overlapping with urban centres and agricultural areas of Australia, there are few published studies on many aspects of the ecology of the Jacky Lizard Amphibolurus muricatus in the wild, including its diet. We describe...

... in vegetation. In urban environments, artificial light sources have also been shown to have varying effects on behaviour of bats (e.g. Scanlon and Petit 2008, Day et al. 2015). Whilst some insectivorous species benefit from insect aggregations around artificial lights (Adams et al. 2005, Linley 2017), others...

... to benefit people and nature Cities can play a vital role in conserving threatened plant and insect communities and species within urban environments (Hall et al. 2017). Given that 88% of flowering plants worldwide rely on animal-mediated pollination, particularly through insects (Kearns et al. 1998...

... stomachs contained plant material, with lower frequencies of arthropods. Fruits and seeds were the predominant parts of plants consumed. The dominant arthropods eaten were insect larvae and beetles. Occasional vertebrate items found in stomachs were mostly sourced as carrion. No significant differences...

...J. K. Hanford; D. F. Hochuli; C. E. Webb ABSTRACT Urban freshwater wetlands have been identified as a potential source of mosquitoes of pest and public health concern in Australia. Mosquitoes most commonly associated with these habitats include Anopheles annulipes , Culex annulirostris , Culex...

... DOI: httpsdoi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.029 Kangaroo Island (KI) is situated about 14 km off the coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, SA (Gillam and Urban 2014). It has an area of 4,405km2, around a quarter of which is conserved as National Parks, Conservation Parks or Wilderness Protection Areas (WPAs) (South...

... for the climate change threat to Lepidoptera and other insects. Journal of Insect Conservation 15: 259-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-010-9342-y Wood, B. C. and Pullin, A. S. 2002. Persistence of species in a fragmented urban landscape: the importance of dispersal ability and habitat availability...

...Matthew Mo Surveys of the impact of stem-boring insects were carried out across 14 Flooded Gum Eucalyptus grandis plantations in the New South Wales North Coast bioregion. This paper reports on novel observations made during this work of the Bleating Tree Frog Litoria dentata seeking refuge...

... was held towards all wildlife species but the frequency varied across species. Naturalistic attitudes were highest for the Brush-turkey (31 followed by the Green tree frog Litoria caerulea (18 Peacock spider Maratus lobatus (13%) and Spiny leaf stick insect Extatosoma tiaratum (12 which means...

... in insect conservation. J. Aust. Ent. Soc. 30: 97-108. The “Doctor's Dilemma”, or ideals, attitudes and compromise in insect conservation J. Aust. Ent. Soc. 30 97 108 New, T. R., 1993. Angels on a pin: dimensions of the crisis in invertebrate conservation. An. Zool. 33: 623-30. Angels...

... the Adelaide River floodplain only shortly before the retaliation event that we have described above, but reached the Larrimah area about 15 years before the predation event that we have described (Urban et al. 2007). Thus, that second interaction cannot be attributed to a lack of prior encounters between...

..., and colonies abandoning less productive habitats. Nests were spaced over a wide height range, but most were in the lower canopy of eucalypts. Nesting was not synchronous. Their decline can be attributed to the fragmentation and clearing of the most productive habitats in WA for agriculture and urban expansion...