التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Non-preferred habitat increases the activity area of the endangered northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) in a semi-arid landscape. |
| المؤلفون: |
Cowan, M. A., Moore, H. A., Hradsky, B. A., Jolly, C. J., Dunlop, J. A., Wysong, M. L., Hernandez-Santin, L., Davis, R. A., Fisher, D. O., Michael, D. R., Turner, J. M., Gibson, L. A., Knuckey, C. G., Henderson, M., Nimmo, D. G. |
| المصدر: |
Australian Mammalogy; 2023, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p138-150, 13p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
HABITATS, HABITAT selection, HABITAT destruction, HABITAT conservation, LANDSCAPES, WILDLIFE conservation, RIVER channels |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
PILBARA (W.A.), WESTERN Australia |
| مستخلص: |
Animal conservation requires a sound understanding of movement ecology and habitat selection. A key component of this is identifying habitats that animals actively seek or avoid. We quantified habitat selection and investigated the drivers of variability in the short-term activity area of a small, endangered mesopredator, the northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus), in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. We collated, standardised, and analysed 14 northern quoll GPS tracking events from four studies conducted between 2014 and 2018. Northern quolls selected activity areas in locations that were more topographically rugged than the broader landscape, characterised by a higher percentage cover of rocky habitat and riverbed, and a lower percentage cover of spinifex sandplain. The size of their activity area also increased with higher percentage cover of non-preferred spinifex sandplain. Therefore, the destruction of habitats preferred by northern quolls – such as mining of rocky habitat – and introduction of structurally simple habitat like spinifex sandplain, is likely to negatively impact resource availability and lead to altered movement patterns that could decrease survival. Future conservation planning should place emphasis on the protection of rugged rocky habitat for northern quolls, as well as efficient movement pathways between patches of this critical habitat. To effectively conserve species, we must have a good understanding of the habitats that they use or avoid. We investigated the habitat use of the endangered northern quoll and found that they primarily selected areas with higher proportions of rugged, rocky habitat and riverbed, and avoided areas with higher proportions of spinifex sandplain – a habitat that caused quolls to have larger activity areas. These findings will inform conservation efforts to increase the protection of key habitats for the endangered northern quoll. Photograph by Judy Dunlop. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
