| Titre : | Wildlife Research : Management and Conservation 35(7) - 2008 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Article
Alistair J. Hobday, Auteur ;
Melinda L. Minstrell, Auteur
An obvious sign of potential human impact on animal populations is roadkill. In Tasmania, this impact is perceived as relatively greater than in other Australian states, and is often noted by visitors and locals alike, such that calls for manage[...]
Article
Naomi E. Davis, Auteur ;
Graeme Coulson, Auteur ;
David M. Forsyth, Auteur
Effective management of sympatric mammalian herbivore populations requires an understanding of interspecific interactions. At Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, sympatric native and introduced mammalian herbivores are thought to be cont[...]
Article
Arthur Georges, Auteur ;
Erika Alacs, Auteur ;
Matthew Pauza, Auteur ;
Felix Kinginapi, Auteur ;
Amos Ona, Auteur ;
Carla Eisemberg, Auteur
A survey of the Kikori River drainage of the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea identified four species of freshwater turtle. The pig-nosed turtle Carettochelys insculpta and the southern New Guinea soft-shelled turtle Pelochelys bibroni are rive[...]
Article
Vimoksalehi Lukoschek, Auteur ;
B. Louise Chilvers, Auteur
Marine megafauna populations in coastal waters are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic impacts. Moreton Bay, a large embayment in south-east Queensland, lies adjacent to one of the fastest growing regions in Australia and has a resident pop[...]
Article
M. J. Crane, Auteur ;
R. M. Montague-Drake, Auteur ;
R. B. Cunningham, Auteur ;
D. B. Lindenmayer, Auteur
Being able to recognise critical habitat features such as nesting and denning sites is essential for wildlife conservation. It is particularly true for the den trees of species threatened by habitat loss, such as the squirrel glider (Petaurus no[...]
Article
Robert P. Henzell, Auteur ;
Brian D. Cooke, Auteur ;
Gregory J. Mutze, Auteur
European rabbits are exotic pests in Australia, New Zealand, parts of South America and Europe, and on many islands. Their abundance, and the damage they cause, might be reduced by the release of naturally occurring or genetically modified organ[...]
Article
C. Rouco, Auteur ;
P. Ferreras, Auteur ;
F. Castro, Auteur ;
R. Villafuerte, Auteur
Many translocation methods have been tested in southern Europe in recent decades to increase the translocation success of the European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) for both conservation and game purposes. The main problem experienced d[...]
Article
Change-in-ratio density estimator for feral pigs is less biased than closed mark-recapture estimates
Laura B. Hanson, Auteur ;
James B. Grand, Auteur ;
Michael S. Mitchell, Auteur ;
D. Buck Jolley, Auteur ;
Bill D. Sparklin, Auteur ;
Stephen S. Ditchkoff, Auteur
Closed-population capture-mark-recapture (CMR) methods can produce biased density estimates for species with low or heterogeneous detection probabilities. In an attempt to address such biases, we developed a density-estimation method based on th[...]
Article
Maxine P. Piggott, Auteur ;
Rebecca Wilson, Auteur ;
Sam C. Banks, Auteur ;
Clive A. Marks, Auteur ;
Frank Gigliotti, Auteur ;
Andrea C. Taylor, Auteur
Carnivorous predators are difficult to detect using conventional survey methods, especially at low levels of abundance. The introduced red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Australia is monitored to determine the effectiveness of control programs, but asse[...]
Article
Nathania C. Tuttle, Auteur ;
Karen H. Beard, Auteur ;
Robert Al-Chokhachy, Auteur
The Puerto Rican frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) is an invasive pest in Hawaii. Citric acid is approved for controlling these frogs, but has been limited to terrain accessible by foot or vehicle. We determined the effectiveness of helicopter appl[...]
Article
W. Woodward, Auteur ;
W. A. Ellis, Auteur ;
F. N. Carrick, Auteur ;
M. Tanizaki, Auteur ;
D. Bowen, Auteur ;
P. Smith, Auteur
North Stradbroke Island lies 4 km off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is home to one of the only naturally occurring island populations of koalas and it is mined for mineral sands. We analysed the diet and day use tree selections of koala[...]
Article
Brendan D. Cowled, Auteur ;
Peter Elsworth, Auteur ;
Steven J. Lapidge, Auteur
A literature review was conducted in order to identify unique weaknesses in the physiology or metabolism of pigs that could be targeted with specific chemicals (i.e. an 'Achilles' heel' search). A promising weakness identified was the species' s[...]
Article
Nico Varo, Auteur ;
Juan A. Amat, Auteur
Red-knobbed coot, Fulica cristata, was formerly distributed across several countries in the south-west Palaearctic. Remnant populations are now located in Morocco and Spain. In the latter, the red-knobbed coot is considered critically endangered[...]
