Differing responses to landscape change : implications for small mammal assemblages in forest fragments Holland, Greg J. and Bennett, Andrew F. 2009, Differing responses to landscape change : implications for small mammal assemblages in forest fragments, Biodiversity and conservation, vol. 18, no. 11, pp. 2997-3016, doi: 10.1007/s10531-009-9621-7. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Differing responses to landscape change : implications for small mammal assemblages in forest fragments Author(s) Holland, Greg J. Bennett, Andrew F. Journal name Biodiversity and conservation Volume number 18 Issue number 11 Start page 2997 End page 3016 Total pages 20 Publisher Springer Netherlands Place of publication Dordrecht, The Netherlands Publication date 2009-10 ISSN 0960-3115 1572-9710 Keyword(s) Australia functional connectivity habitat fragmentation mammals patch size patch isolation vegetation characteristics Summary Human modification of landscapes typically results in many species being confined to small, isolated and degraded habitat fragments. While fragment size and isolation underpin many studies of modified landscapes, vegetation characteristics are less frequently incorporated. The relative influence of biogeographic (e.g. size, isolation) and vegetation parameters on assemblages is poorly understood, but critical for conservation management. In this study, a multiple hypothesis testing framework was used to determine the relative importance of biogeographic and vegetation parameters in explaining the occurrence of an assemblage of small mammals in 48 forest fragments in an agricultural landscape in south-eastern Australia. Fragment size and vegetation characteristics were consistently important predictors of occurrence across species. In contrast, fragment isolation was important for just one native species. Differing abilities of species to move through the landscape provide a reasonable explanation for these results. We conclude that for effective conservation of assemblages, it is important to: (1) consider differing responses of species to landscape change, and (2) move beyond a focus primarily on spatial attributes (size, isolation) to recognise that landscape change also has profound effects on habitat composition and quality. Language eng DOI 10.1007/s10531-009-9621-7 Field of Research 050104 Landscape Ecology Socio Economic Objective 960505 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Forest and Woodlands Environments HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2009, Springer Science + Business Media B.V. Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30022999 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Higher Education Research Group Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 10 Feb 2010, 11:14:27 EST Wed, 10 Feb 2010, 13:41:53 EST Wed, 10 Feb 2010, 13:46:04 EST Wed, 21 Apr 2010, 17:14:54 EST Thu, 22 Apr 2010, 08:47:11 EST Thu, 22 Apr 2010, 15:42:51 EST Fri, 23 Apr 2010, 11:48:52 EST Mon, 22 Jul 2013, 13:23:44 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 14:20:14 EST Fri, 10 Oct 2014, 08:36:18 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 28 times in TR Web of Science Cited 35 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 571 Abstract Views, 4 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 10 Feb 2010, 11:14:24 EST by Teresa Treffry