Microclimate of daytime den sites in a tropical possum: implications for the conservation of tropical arboreal marsupials

Isaac, JoanneDe Gabriel, JaneGoodman, B.A.2015-12-101367-9430http://hdl.handle.net/1885/56692Tree cavities are an important shelter site for a variety of vertebrate species, including birds, reptiles and mammals. Studies indicate that in most taxa favoured tree hollows are those in larger trees and higher from the ground, generally thought to beKeywords: arboreal species; climate change; endemic species; habitat loss; marsupial; microclimate; microhabitat; predation risk; rainforest; Australasia; Australia; Aves; Mammalia; Metatheria; Phalangeridae; Reptilia; Vertebrata Climate change; Endemic mammal; Eucalypt; Rainforest; Tree hollow; Wet Tropics BioregionMicroclimate of daytime den sites in a tropical possum: implications for the conservation of tropical arboreal marsupials200810.1111/j.1469-1795.2008.00177.x2015-12-09