Tree hollows and wildlife conservation in Australia / Philip Gibbons and David Lindenmayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibbons, Philip, 1967-

Contributor:

CSIRO Publishing.

Lindenmayer, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tree cavities--Australia.

Tree cavities.

Forest animals--Australia.

Forest animals.

Forest ecology--Australia.

Forest ecology.

Forest animals--Conservation--Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Place of Publication:

Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the hollow-dependent fauna of Australia, looking at the development of hollows, selection by fauna, and pests and introduced species.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. The hollow-using fauna of Australia

3. The evolution of hollow use

4. Hollow formation

5. The inventory of hollows and hollow-bearing trees

6. The selection of hollows by fauna

7. Hollow numbers and fauna populations

8. Perpetuating hollows

9. Pest and introduced species that use hollows

10. The role of nest boxes in research and management

11. Concluding remarks

Appendix A. Hollow-dependent species listed as either extinct, endangered, or vulnerable on threatened species legislation throughout Australia

Appendix B. Characteristics of hollows and alternative nesting sites used by birds from Higgins (1999)

Appendix C. Scientific names of species referred to in this book.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-202) and index.

ISBN:

9786613154156

9780643099746

0643099743

9781283154154

1283154153

9780643090033

0643090037

OCLC:

52880322