The conservation of arboreal marsupials in the Montane ash forests of the central highlands of Victoria, Southeast Australia: I. Factors influencing the occupancy of trees with hollows
| dc.contributor.author | Lindenmayer, D. B. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Cunningham, R. B. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Tanton, M. T. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Smith, A. P. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Nix, H. A. | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-03T07:41:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-03T07:41:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1990 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | A total of 1125 trees with hollows on 152 sites in the montane ash forests of the Central Highlands of Victoria was observed for the presence of arboreal marsupials. One of every 3 trees was occupied by an arboreal marsupial and < 1% of these were inhabited by more than 1 species. Occupancy of the trees was significantly influenced by their characteristics and spacing, and by the aspect of the site and other measures of the suitability of forest habitat surrounding the tree. Timber harvesting practices result in montane ash forests being clear-felled on an 80-120 year rotation. Our results indicate that such silvicultural practices will have a detrimental impact on arboreal marsupials inhabiting montane ash forests. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The assistance of the 500-plus volunteer observers who participated in the stagwatching programme for arboreal marsupials is gratefully acknowledged. We wish to thank Dr T. Norton, Mr S. M. Davey and Mr P. McHugh for encouragement with this project and comments on the manuscript. Ms C. Donnelly provided assistance with statistical analyses and calculations. The initial phase of this study was completed as part of a World Wildlife Fund grant to Dr A. P. Smith. Various sections of the Department of Conservation and Lands, viz. Dandenong Region, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research and Public Land Management Division, provided logistic and financial support in the latter stages of this project. | en |
| dc.description.status | Peer-reviewed | en |
| dc.format.extent | 21 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0006-3207 | en |
| dc.identifier.other | ORCID:/0000-0002-4766-4088/work/162952019 | en |
| dc.identifier.scopus | 0025640310 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733803311 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.source | Biological Conservation | en |
| dc.title | The conservation of arboreal marsupials in the Montane ash forests of the central highlands of Victoria, Southeast Australia: I. Factors influencing the occupancy of trees with hollows | en |
| dc.type | Journal article | en |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | en |
| local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 131 | en |
| local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 111 | en |
| local.contributor.affiliation | Lindenmayer, D. B.; Fenner School of Environment & Society, ANU College of Systems and Society, The Australian National University | en |
| local.contributor.affiliation | Cunningham, R. B.; The Australian National University | en |
| local.contributor.affiliation | Tanton, M. T.; The Australian National University | en |
| local.contributor.affiliation | Smith, A. P.; University of New England | en |
| local.contributor.affiliation | Nix, H. A.; The Australian National University | en |
| local.identifier.citationvolume | 54 | en |
| local.identifier.doi | 10.1016/0006-3207(90)90137-E | en |
| local.identifier.pure | 8884a64b-7619-4781-ad8b-cf9b95563711 | en |
| local.identifier.url | https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0025640310 | en |
| local.type.status | Published | en |