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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.

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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
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