Palatability mapping: a koala's eye view of spatial variation in habitat quality

dc.contributor.authorMoore, Ben
dc.contributor.authorLawler, I
dc.contributor.authorWallis, Ian
dc.contributor.authorBeale, Colin M.
dc.contributor.authorFoley, William
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T23:04:11Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T12:07:43Z
dc.description.abstractEcologists trying to understand the value of habitat to animals must first describe the value of resources contained in the habitat to animals and, second, they must describe spatial variation in resource quality at a resolution relevant to individual animal foraging. We addressed these issues in a study of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in a Eucalyptus woodland. We measured beneficial and deterrent chemical characteristics as well as the palatability of trees using a near-infrared spectroscopic model based on direct feeding experiments. Tree use by koalas was influenced by tree size and foliar quality but was also context-dependent: trees were more likely to be visited if they were surrounded by small, unpalatable trees or by large, palatable trees. Spatial autocorrelation analysis and several mapping approaches demonstrated that foliar quality is spatially structured in the woodland at a scale relevant to foraging decisions by koalas and that the spatial structure is an important component of habitat quality.
dc.identifier.issn0012-9658
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/62253
dc.publisherEcological Society of America
dc.sourceEcology
dc.subjectKeywords: autocorrelation; habitat quality; marsupial; palatability; patch use; secondary metabolite; spatial variation; woodland; animal; article; demography; ecosystem; Eucalyptus; feeding behavior; koala; physiology; Animals; Demography; Ecosystem; Eucalyptus; F Associational defense; Australian eucalyptus woodland; Formylated phloroglucinol compounds; Generalized additive mixed modeling; Habitat quality; Koala; NIRS; Patch use; Phascolarctos cinereus; Plant secondary metabolites; Spatial autocorrelation
dc.titlePalatability mapping: a koala's eye view of spatial variation in habitat quality
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue11
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage3176
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage3165
local.contributor.affiliationMoore, Ben, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationLawler, I, James Cook University
local.contributor.affiliationWallis, Ian, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationBeale, Colin M., Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
local.contributor.affiliationFoley, William, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailu9802366@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidMoore, Ben, u9707086
local.contributor.authoruidWallis, Ian, u9802366
local.contributor.authoruidFoley, William, u9616309
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor060208 - Terrestrial Ecology
local.identifier.absseo960806 - Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity
local.identifier.ariespublicationu9511635xPUB680
local.identifier.citationvolume91
local.identifier.doi10.1890/09-1714.1
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-78249255836
local.identifier.thomsonID000284158600006
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu9511635
local.type.statusPublished Version

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