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Tree Hollows and Wildlife Conservation in Australia

Tree Hollows and Wildlife Conservation in Australia

by David Lindenmayer and Philip Gibbons
Electronic book text
Publication Date: 05/04/2002

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More than 300 species of Australian native animals mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians use tree hollows, but there has never been a complete inventory of them. Many of these species are threatened, or are in decline, because of land-use practices such as grazing, timber production and firewood collection. All forest management agencies in Australia attempt to reduce the impact of logging on hollow-dependent fauna, but the nature of our eucalypt forests presents a considerable challenge. In some cases, tree hollows suitable for vertebrate fauna may take up to 250 years to develop, which makes recruiting and perpetuating this resource very difficult within the typical cycle of human-induced disturbance regimes. Tree Hollows and Wildlife Conservation in Australia is the first comprehensive account of the hollow-dependent fauna of Australia and introduces a considerable amount of new data on this subject. It not only presents a review and analysis of the literature, but also provides practical approaches for land management.
ISBN:
9780643099746
9780643099746
Category:
Zoology & animal sciences
Format:
Electronic book text
Publication Date:
05-04-2002
Pages:
240
David Lindenmayer

Dr David Lindenmayer is a Professor at The Australian National University. He has worked on the conservation of forests and their wildlife for more than 35 years.

He has published 45 books and over 1100 scientific papers, and has broad interests in conservation biology, landscape ecology, vertebrate ecology, forest ecology and woodland conservation.

He has received numerous awards, is a member of the Australian Academy of Science and an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow.

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