Biodiversity

Maximising woodland bird diversity in Brigalow Bird forests

Large continuous areas of woodland, such as the eucalypt woodlands of the Brigalow Belt, are potentially significant refugia for fragmentation-sensitive birds, and the area of these woodlands under private and public conservation management is increasing substantially. Yet the avifauna of the apparently relatively intact woodlands shows many of the symptoms typically associated with fragmented agricultural regions, such as domination by a single species, the aggressive noisy miner.

The fourth dimension: incorporating time into landscape-level biodiversity assessments

To survey birds using the protocols and sites established during DUV6 - surveys conducted in replicate landscapes that sample a gradient in native vegetation cover and contrasting configuration - thereby enabling temporal change to be assessed. To evaluate differences in (a) species richness and (b) incidence of woodland bird species between the sampling periods (2002/03 and 2006/07) in relation to landscape composition and configuration. To (more)...

Assessing biodiversity outcomes from waterpoint interventions in the patchy, gibber-gilgai arid rangelands

“Domestic and feral herbivores need daily access to water during summer, and every few days during winter. The risk to biodiversity and ecosystem function depends on the type of herbivore activity, its intensity, and how long an area is exposed to grazing and seasonal conditions (rainfall). We explore whether waterpoint manipulation is a useful management tool for achieving biodiversity and ecosystem outcomes in the arid grazing lands of remote Australia. We used the (more)...

Biodiversity values and functional ecology of regrowth vegetation in modified landscapes

“At a continental scale, remnant vegetation in the Australian rangelands can be described as intact, except towards the east where intensive land clearing has occurred prior to cessation of broadscale land clearing at the end of 2006. However, ongoing clearing of native vegetation for the purposes of harvesting fodder is a legitimate management approach for large areas of south-west Queensland, and is regulated under the Vegetation Management Act 1999. This is (more)...

Project Title Biodiversity Conservation in Regional NRM Planning

Managing Landscapes to Meet Public Biodiversity and Farm Business Goals

In summary, we have shown that economically, financially and environmentally sound strategies exist for landholders in the mid and upper Goulburn Broken Catchment that will meet catchment management targets. The results indicate possibilities for reorgani

Biodiversity dynamics in relation to habitat loss and disturbance in the NSW wheatbelt

In originally proposing this project, we had three main motivations: to bring new ideas and analytical methods to bear on native vegetation management; to emphasise the importance of landscape and biodiversity dynamics; and to reach policy audiences.