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...A.W. White; G.H. Pyke Long-term refugia or “over-winter” habitats are often overlooked in habitat restoration for the endangered Green and Golden Bell frog Litoria aurea . Studies identifying the occupation of this habitat or materials suitable to re-create it are lacking. Vegetation mounds were...

... of Western Australia. Rodda et al. A comparison of measures of abundance of reptiles in Kwongan vegetation of the South- West of Australia, determined through systematic searching and pitfall trapping. M.J. Bamford1,2 & M.C. Calver2 1 Bamford Consulting Ecologists. 23 Plover Way, Kingsley, Western Australia...

... drought reverse avifaunal collapse? Diversity and Distributions Blakers, M., Davies, S.J.J.F. and Reilly, P.N. 1984. The Atlas of Australian birds. Melbourne University Press, Melbourne. The Atlas of Australian birds Ellis, M.V and Taylor, J.E. 2013. Birds in remnant woodland vegetation...

...Murray Ellis; Jennifer Taylor Loss and fragmentation of the native vegetation of the Central Western Plains of New South Wales was followed by declines of woodland-dependent species. Drought is likely to have further suppressed many animal populations. Here we report on changes in woodland bird...

... published as Table 1 (below). The relationship between specialist assemblages, which would be actively conserved through appropriate vegetation and/or water management, and their relation to vegetation types was presented in the original publication. The relationship between vegetation types and generalist...

...Murray Ellis; Jennifer Taylor The woodlands of southern Australia have been extensively cleared for agriculture. The loss and fragmentation of the native vegetation has been followed by dramatic declines in woodland-dependant species. Here we present data from the Central Western Plains of New...

...Steve Sass; Gerry Swan; Brooke Marshall; Tim Browne; Nick Graham-Higgs Recent biodiversity surveys of the Barrier Ranges in far western New South Wales resulted in the discovery of an undescribed vegetation community dominated by spinifex grass growing on rocky ranges. Reptile surveys within...

... blossom sources within the forest. Survev of vertebrate fauna and habitats , in a cypress pine-ironbark forest in Central-West New South Wales D a m n Shelly' 'Vegetation Assessment, Department of Land and Water Conservation, PO. Box 717, Dubbo, New South Wales 2830 ABSTRACT Eighty-tvo species...

..., followed by rounds in 2019 and 2020. Each funding round was fully subscribed, totalling 76 grants for 39 recipient organisations. Compared to the first funding round, there was a progressive decline in grants for works involving vegetation removal to create and maintain cleared buffers in the second...

...A.S. Kutt; E.P. Vanderduys ABSTRACT Habitat and landscape gradients can provide insight on how vegetation pattern influence the composition and species turnover in birds. Gradients on mountainsides are particularly suitable as the vegetation can be distinctly stratified. On the western fall...

...Jessica R. Marsh; Richard V. Glatz ABSTRACT The black summer fires of 2019–2020 burnt almost half of Kangaroo Island (KI), impacting large areas of high-quality native vegetation supporting many rare, endemic and/or undescribed invertebrate species. In the aftermath there was a need to survey...

...Martin Krogh; Sarsha Gorissen; Ian R.C. Baird; David A. Keith ABSTRACT The Gospers Mountain Fire was the largest wildfire on record in New South Wales. All of the swamps on the Newnes Plateau were burnt, with some areas experiencing fire of very high severity. Despite this severity, the vegetation...

... classes in the endangered green and golden bell frog Litoria aurea , a species which has had several failed management programs. We found aquatic vegetation was selected for by every L. aurea class, and should be the focus of future management plans for this species. Females were the only class to select...

... to cease harassment of flying-foxes. Council implemented a subsidy program to assist residents with options including high-pressure water cleaners and swimming pool covers. A vegetation management action plan was developed in collaboration with residents and implemented, with contractors selectively...