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Current insecticide treatments used in locust control have less of a short-term impact on Australian arid-zone reptile communities than does temporal variation

Kimberly Maute, Auteur ; Kristine French, Auteur ; C. Michael Bull, Auteur ; Paul Story, Auteur ; Grant Hose, Auteur

Dans Wildlife Research (42(1) 2015)

Context. Despite the regular use of pesticides to control locusts, there is a lack of information on the effects of locust-control treatments on reptiles worldwide. Exposure to pesticides poses a significant potential hazard to small reptiles, b[...]

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Does invasive plant management aid the restoration of natural ecosystems?

Adele M. Reid, Auteur ; Louise Morin, Auteur ; Paul O. Downey, Auteur ; Kristine French, Auteur ; John G. Virtue, Auteur

Dans Biological Conservation (142(10) OCT 2009)

Invasive alien plants of natural ecosystems, commonly referred to as weeds, can reduce the abundance and diversity of native flora and fauna, and alter ecosystem processes. Using Australia's 20 'Weeds of National Significance' (WoNS), we investi[...]

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Exotic woody invader limits the recruitment of three indigenous plant species

Emilie-Jane Ens, Auteur ; Kristine French, Auteur

Dans Biological Conservation (141(2) FEB 2008)

The demographic response of indigenous plants to the invasion of exotic woody plants has rarely been quantified, however, could be beneficial to restoration efforts. We determined which life history stages of three indigenous plants: Correa alba[...]

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Fruit availability and utilisation by grey-headed flying foxes (Pteropodidae: Pteropus poliocephalus) in a human-modified environment on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia

Emily Schmelitschek, Auteur ; Kristine French, Auteur ; Kerryn Parry-Jones, Auteur

Dans Wildlife Research (36(7) 2009)

Context. Extensive clearing and modi. cation of habitat is likely to change many facets of the environment including climate and regional food resources. Such changes may result in changes in behaviour in highly mobile fauna, such as flying foxe[...]

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Impacts on a threatened bird population of removals for translocation

David Bain, Auteur ; Kristine French, Auteur

Dans Wildlife Research (36(6) 2009)

The removal of individuals from a population may occur for several reasons and responses of populations will vary depending on the magnitude and nature of the removal and the life history of the species. An understanding of the effects of loss o[...]

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