The response of arboreal marsupials to long‐term changes in forest disturbance

dc.contributor.authorLindenmayer, David B.
dc.contributor.authorBlanchard, Wade
dc.contributor.authorBlair, David
dc.contributor.authorMcBurney, Lachlan
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Chris
dc.contributor.authorScheele, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorWestgate, Martin
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Natasha
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Claire
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-06T22:40:51Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-03
dc.description.abstractQuantifying the long-term population trajectory of species and the factors affecting these trends is a fundamental part of animal conservation. We describe the results of a long-term investigation of temporal changes in the occurrence of arboreal marsupials in the wet eucalypt forests of south-eastern Australia. The assemblage includes habitat specialists such as the vulnerable greater glider (Petauroides volans) and the critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri), as well as common and widespread taxa. Using data gathered between 1997 and 2018, we quantified relationships between site occupancy of four marsupial species and spatio-temporal site and landscape-level variables, including the number of hollow-bearing trees at a site, and the extent of fire and logging in the surrounding landscape. We found evidence that: (1) The number of hollow-bearing trees (which are critical den sites for arboreal marsupials) has declined substantially in the past two decades. (2) There was a decline in all species of arboreal marsupials. (3) The presence of all species of arboreal marsupials was positively linked to the number of large old hollow bearing trees at a site. (4) The extent of logging disturbance in the landscape surrounding a 34 site had a positive impact on the sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) but a negative effect on Leadbeater’s possum, suggesting that ongoing logging will have further negative impacts on the Leadbeater’s possum. (5) The presence of the greater glider and sugar glider declined with increasing amounts of fire in the landscape. Negative fire effects are a concern as montane ash forests are increasingly susceptible to high-severity wildfires. Stronger efforts are needed to reduce the extent and frequency of logging and fire disturbance in mountain ash forests to protect arboreal marsupial populations.en_AU
dc.description.sponsorshipAustralian Government’s National Environmental Science Program through the Threatened Species Recovery Hub; Victorian Department of Environment, Water and Land Planning; Parks Victoria; private donors.en_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.citationLindenmayer, D.B., Blanchard, W., Blair, D., McBurney, L., Taylor, C., Scheele, B.C., Westgate, M.J., Robinson, N. and Foster, C. (2020). The response of arboreal marsupials to long-term changes in forest disturbance. Animal Conservation, https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12634.en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1367-9430en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/209333
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.provenancehttp://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/3800..."Accepted version can be made open access on non-commercial institutional repository after 12 month embargo" from SHERPA/RoMEO site (as at 7/9/20).en_AU
dc.publisherWileyen_AU
dc.rights© 2020 The Zoological Society of Londonen_AU
dc.sourceAnimal Conservationen_AU
dc.subjectArboreal marsupialsen_AU
dc.subjectloggingen_AU
dc.subjectclearcuttingen_AU
dc.subjectwildfireen_AU
dc.subjectlandscape ecologyen_AU
dc.subjectsouth-eastern Australiaen_AU
dc.subjectMountain Ash foresten_AU
dc.subjectbiotic homogenizationen_AU
dc.subjectlong-term studiesen_AU
dc.titleThe response of arboreal marsupials to long‐term changes in forest disturbanceen_AU
dc.typeJournal articleen_AU
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_AU
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-07-23
local.contributor.affiliationLindenmayer, David, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationBlanchard, W., Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationBlair, David, National Environmental Science Program Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationMcBurney, Lachlan, National Environmental Science Program Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationTaylor, Chris, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationScheele, Ben C., National Environmental Science Program Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationWestgate, Martin J., Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationRobinson, Natasha, National Environmental Science Program Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationFoster, Claire, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailDavid.Lindenmayer@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidLindenmayer, David, u8808483en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidBlanchard, Wade, u5092390en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidBlair, David, u3514977en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidMcBurney, Lachlan, u4201137en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidTaylor, Chris, T1744en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidScheele, Ben C., u4408124en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidWestgate, Martin J., u4379259en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidRobinson, Natasha, u4628119en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidFoster, Claire, u5117914en_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationa383154xPUB14374
local.identifier.doi10.1111/acv.12634en_AU
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu4911160en_AU
local.publisher.urlhttps://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/en_AU
local.type.statusAccepted Versionen_AU

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