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Trends in abundance of three marsupial species after fire

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posted on 2023-05-20, 14:55 authored by Michael DriessenMichael Driessen, taylor, r, Hocking, GJ

Fire has been recognised as being important in the evolution of present day Australian ecosystems (Gill, Groves and Noble 1981). Faunal responses to fire vary from an immediate short-term increase (Brathwaite and Estbergs 1987) to a dramatic shortterm decline with a long-term build up to pre-burn levels (Fox 1982}. These changes are mediated via changes in the abundance of food and cover.

This paper reports on changes in the abundance of three medium sized marsupials, Bettongia gaimardi, Dasyurus viverrinus and Trichosurus vulpecula between 2 and 6 years following a cool burn in dry sclerophyll forest in Tasmania.

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Publication title

Australian Mammalogy

Volume

14

Pagination

121-124

ISSN

0310-0049

Department/School

School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences

Publisher

CSIRO Publishing

Place of publication

Australia

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Copyright CSIRO

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Assessment and management of freshwater ecosystems

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