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Pulsford S, Roberts L, Elford M. Managing vertebrate pest Sambar Deer at low abundance in mountains. ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION 2023. [DOI: 10.1111/emr.12569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Beale DJ, Nguyen TV, Shah RM, Bissett A, Nahar A, Smith M, Gonzalez-Astudillo V, Braun C, Baddiley B, Vardy S. Host–Gut Microbiome Metabolic Interactions in PFAS-Impacted Freshwater Turtles (Emydura macquarii macquarii). Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12080747. [PMID: 36005619 PMCID: PMC9415956 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12080747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a growing concern for humans, wildlife, and more broadly, ecosystem health. Previously, we characterised the microbial and biochemical impact of elevated PFAS on the gut microbiome of freshwater turtles (Emydura macquarii macquarii) within a contaminated catchment in Queensland, Australia. However, the understanding of PFAS impacts on this species and other aquatic organisms is still very limited, especially at the host–gut microbiome molecular interaction level. To this end, the present study aimed to apply these leading-edge omics technologies within an integrated framework that provides biological insight into the host turtle–turtle gut microbiome interactions of PFAS-impacted wild-caught freshwater turtles. For this purpose, faecal samples from PFAS-impacted turtles (n = 5) and suitable PFAS-free reference turtles (n = 5) were collected and analysed. Data from 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and metabolomic profiling of the turtle faeces were integrated using MetOrigin to assign host, microbiome, and co-metabolism activities. Significant variation in microbial composition was observed between the two turtle groups. The PFAS-impacted turtles showed a higher relative abundance of Firmicutes and a lower relative abundance of Bacteroidota than the reference turtles. The faecal metabolome showed several metabolites and pathways significantly affected by PFAS exposure. Turtles exposed to PFAS displayed altered amino acid and butanoate metabolisms, as well as altered purine and pyrimidine metabolism. It is predicted from this study that PFAS-impacted both the metabolism of the host turtle and its gut microbiota which in turn has the potential to influence the host’s physiology and health.
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- David J. Beale
- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-73-833-5774
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Battery Point, TAS 7004, Australia
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Research and Innovation Park, Black Mountain, ACT 2601, Australia
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- NCMI, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Battery Point, TAS 7004, Australia
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- Water Quality and Investigation, Science and Technology Division, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Water Quality and Investigation, Science and Technology Division, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Water Quality and Investigation, Science and Technology Division, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
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Bougie TA, Peery MZ, Lapin CN, Woodford JE, Pauli JN. Not all management is equal: a comparison of methods to increase wood turtle population viability. J Wildl Manage 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tiffany A. Bougie
- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology 1630 Linden Drive, University of Wisconsin Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology 1630 Linden Drive, University of Wisconsin Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 107 Sutliff Avenue Rhinelander WI 54501 USA
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- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 107 Sutliff Avenue Rhinelander WI 54501 USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology 1630 Linden Drive, University of Wisconsin Madison WI 53706 USA
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Waltham NJ, Schaffer J, Walker S, Perry J, Nordberg E. Simple fence modification increases land movement prospects for freshwater turtles on floodplains. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/wlb3.01012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Nathan J. Waltham
- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), Freshwater Ecology Research Group, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook Univ. QLD Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), Freshwater Ecology Research Group, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook Univ. QLD Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook Univ. QLD Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook Univ. QLD Australia
- CSIRO Land and Water Townsville QLD Australia
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Lee AT, Macray MB, Ryan PG, Alexander GJ. Tortoise mortality along fence lines in the Karoo region of South Africa. J Nat Conserv 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2020.125945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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McInturff A, Xu W, Wilkinson CE, Dejid N, Brashares JS. Fence Ecology: Frameworks for Understanding the Ecological Effects of Fences. Bioscience 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biaa103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Investigations of the links between human infrastructure and ecological change have provided eye-opening insights into humanity's environmental impacts and contributed to global environmental policies. Fences are globally ubiquitous, yet they are often omitted from discussions of anthropogenic impacts. In the present article, we address this gap through a systematic literature review on the ecological effects of fences. Our overview provides five major takeaways: 1) an operational definition of fencing to structure future research, 2) an estimate of fence densities in the western United States to emphasize the challenges of accounting for fences in human-footprint mapping, 3) a framework exhibiting the ecological winners and losers that fences produce, 4) a typology of fence effects across ecological scales to guide research, and 5) a summary of research trends and biases that suggest that fence effects have been underestimated. Through highlighting past research and offering frameworks for the future, we aim with this work to formalize the nascent field of fence ecology.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley
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Berry KH, Yee JL, Shields TA, Stockton L. The Catastrophic Decline of Tortoises at a Fenced Natural Area. WILDLIFE MONOGRAPHS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/wmon.1052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Kristin H. Berry
- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center 21803 Cactus Avenue, Suite F Riverside CA 92518 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center 2885 Mission Street Santa Cruz CA 95060 USA
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Smith D, King R, Allen BL. Impacts of exclusion fencing on target and non-target fauna: a global review. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2020; 95:1590-1606. [PMID: 32725786 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Exclusion fencing is a common tool used to mitigate a variety of unwanted economic losses caused by problematic wildlife. While the potential for agricultural, ecological and economic benefits of pest animal exclusion are often apparent, what is less clear are the costs and benefits to sympatric non-target wildlife. This review examines the use of exclusion fencing in a variety of situations around the world to elucidate the potential outcomes of such fencing for wildlife and apply this knowledge to the recent uptake of exclusion fencing on livestock properties in the Australian rangelands. In Australia, exclusion fences are used to eliminate dingo (Canis familiaris dingo) predation on livestock, prevent crop-raiding by emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae), and enable greater control over total grazing pressure through the reduction of macropods (Macropodidae) and feral goats (Capra hircus). A total of 208 journal articles were examined for location, a broad grouping of fence type, and the reported effects the fence was having on the study species. We found 51% of the literature solely discusses intended fencing effects, 42% discusses unintended effects, and only 7% considers both. Africa has the highest proportion of unintended effects literature (52.0%) and Australia has the largest proportion of literature on intended effects (34.2%). We highlight the potential for exclusion fencing to have positive effects on some species and negative effects on others (such as predator exclusion fencing posing a barrier to migration of other species), which remain largely unaddressed in current exclusion fencing systems. From this review we were able to identify where and how mitigation strategies have been successfully used in the past. Harnessing the potential benefits of exclusion fencing while avoiding the otherwise likely costs to both target and non-target species will require more careful consideration than this issue has previously been afforded.
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- Deane Smith
- University of Southern Queensland, Institute for Life Sciences and the Environment, Toowoomba, Queensland, 4350, Australia
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- University of Southern Queensland, School of Sciences, Toowoomba, Queensland, 4350, Australia
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- University of Southern Queensland, Institute for Life Sciences and the Environment, Toowoomba, Queensland, 4350, Australia.,Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, 6034, South Africa
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Maida JR, Bishop CA, Larsen KW. Migration and disturbance: impact of fencing and development on Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus) spring movements in British Columbia. CAN J ZOOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2019-0110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Due to increasing anthropogenic pressures, including land-use transformation globally, the natural process of animal migration is undergoing alterations across many taxa. Small-scale migrants provide useful systems at workable scales for investigating the influence of disturbance and landscape barriers on natural movement patterns and migrations. The Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus Holbrook, 1840) in British Columbia, Canada, is a small, migrant predator that undertakes seasonal spring movements from its communal hibernaculum to summer hunting and mating grounds and reverses its movements in autumn. From 2011 to 2016, we examined changes to spring migration movements in 27 male Western Rattlesnakes encountering both mitigative fencing barriers and disturbed habitats. Individuals moving through disturbed habitats or intercepted by mitigative fencing demonstrated shorter migration distances and reduced spring path sinuosity compared with individuals migrating in undisturbed habitats. Specifically, individuals encountering a fence during spring movements completed shorter total spring migration path lengths and occupied smaller home ranges over the course of the entire active season. Total spring migration distance also was strongly associated with the distance that individuals traveled until they first encountered human disturbance. This study contributes significantly to our knowledge of how fencing barriers may impact normal behavioural patterns in smaller vertebrates.
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- Jared R. Maida
- Environmental Science Program, Thompson Rivers University, 805 TRU Way, Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8, Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Science and Technology Branch, Wildlife Research Division, 5421 Robertson Road, Delta, BC V4K 3N2, Canada
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- Department of Natural Resource Science, Thompson Rivers University, 805 TRU Way, Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8, Canada
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Norval G, Gardner MG. The natural history of the sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa
(Gray, 1825) - Insight from chance observations and long-term research on a common Australian skink species. AUSTRAL ECOL 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/aec.12715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Gerrut Norval
- College of Science and Engineering; Flinders University; GPO Box 2100 Adelaide South Australia 5001 Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering; Flinders University; GPO Box 2100 Adelaide South Australia 5001 Australia
- Evolutionary Biology Unit; South Australian Museum; Adelaide South Australia Australia
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Van Dyke JU, Spencer RJ, Thompson MB, Chessman B, Howard K, Georges A. Conservation implications of turtle declines in Australia's Murray River system. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1998. [PMID: 30760813 PMCID: PMC6374471 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39096-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Conservation requires rapid action to be effective, which is often difficult because of funding limitations, political constraints, and limited data. Turtles are among the world’s most endangered vertebrate taxa, with almost half of 356 species threatened with extinction. In Australia’s Murray River, nest predation by invasive foxes (Vulpes vulpes) was predicted to drive turtle declines in the 1980s. We assessed populations of the broad-shelled turtle (Chelodina expansa), eastern long-necked turtle (C. longicollis), and Murray River turtle (Emydura macquarii) in the Murray River and some of its associated waterways. Our results suggest that the predicted decline is occurring. All three species are rare in the lower Murray River region, and were undetected in many locations in South Australia. Moreover, E. macquarii had considerable population aging almost everywhere, possibly due to comprehensive nest destruction by foxes. Chelodina longicollis also had population aging at some sites. Sustained low recruitment has potential to lead to collapses as turtles age, which is particularly worrying because it was predicted over 30 years ago and may have already occurred in South Australia. Our results show that turtle declines were not mitigated since that prediction. If the crash continues, a vertebrate guild responsible for considerable nutrient cycling in the aquatic ecosystem will disappear. Our results highlight a worst-case outcome when species declines are predicted, but insufficiently mitigated.
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- J U Van Dyke
- School of Science and Health, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.,School of Environmental Sciences, Institute for Land, Water, and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury-Wodonga Campus, Albury, NSW, 2640, Australia
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- School of Science and Health, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Heydon-Laurence Building (A08), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Science and Health, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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Jestrzemski D, Kuzyakova I. Morphometric characteristics and seasonal proximity to water of the Cypriot blunt-nosed viper Macrovipera lebetina lebetina (Linnaeus, 1758). J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 2018; 24:42. [PMID: 30607143 PMCID: PMC6307313 DOI: 10.1186/s40409-018-0175-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The blunt-nosed viper Macrovipera lebetina (Linnaeus, 1758) is a medically important snake species in the Middle East. Its nominate subspecies Macrovipera l. lebetina is confined to Cyprus, where it is the only dangerously venomous snake species and heavily pursued. Despite the viper's large size, data on its body mass and sex-specific morphological differences are scarce. It is commonly believed that M. l. lebetina prefers freshwater proximity during summer. Hence, we aimed at investigating M. l. lebetina sex-specific morphological differences and its possible attraction to freshwater bodies in late summer. METHODS Morphometric characteristics, proximity to water and conservation status of M. l. lebetina were investigated in Paphos district (Cyprus) in 2014, 2015 and 2017. Vipers were caught in different habitats, examined morphologically for metric and meristic characters, and released back into their habitat. Additionally, local people were interviewed about the conservation situation of the species. RESULTS Of 38 recorded blunt-nosed vipers, morphological characteristics were collected from 34 (10 adult males, 16 adult females, eight unsexed juveniles). Rounded total length (ToL) ranged from 23.5 cm to 133.0 cm and weight between 10 g and 1456 g. Adult males significantly exceeded adult females in tail length (TaL), ToL and head length (HL). No significant sex-specific differences were found in snout-vent length (SVL), head width (HW), weight or body condition index (BCI), nor for the ratios TaL / SVL, TaL / ToL, HL / SVL or HL / HW. Adult females from late summer (2015) had a significantly lower mean BCI than those from spring (2014).Distances of blunt-nosed vipers to the nearest water bodies (natural and artificial, respectively) did not differ significantly between spring (2014) and late summer (2015). There was also no significant difference between the distances of vipers to natural and to artificial water bodies in spring (and late summer). CONCLUSIONS Adult male blunt-nosed vipers exceed adult females in TaL, ToL and HL. Adult females are likely in a more vulnerable body condition in late summer than in spring. Periodic drying out of freshwater bodies in summer probably does not affect the species' occurrence. Educational workshops and habitat conservation are recommended for reducing human-viper conflict.
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- Daniel Jestrzemski
- Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, Department of Forest Zoology and Forest Conservation, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, Department of Ecoinformatics, Biometrics and Forest Growth, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Pulsford SA, Barton PS, Driscoll DA, Kay GM, Lindenmayer DB. Reptiles and frogs use most land cover types as habitat in a fine-grained agricultural landscape. AUSTRAL ECOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/aec.12587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Stephanie A. Pulsford
- Fenner School of Environment and Society; Australian National University; Canberra Australian Capital Territory 2601 Australia
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society; Australian National University; Canberra Australian Capital Territory 2601 Australia
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- Centre for Integrative Ecology; School of Life and Environmental Sciences; Deakin University; Burwood Victoria Australia
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society; Australian National University; Canberra Australian Capital Territory 2601 Australia
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society; Australian National University; Canberra Australian Capital Territory 2601 Australia
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Spencer RJ, Van Dyke JU, Thompson MB. Critically evaluating best management practices for preventing freshwater turtle extinctions. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2017; 31:1340-1349. [PMID: 28319283 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Ex situ conservation tools, such as captive breeding for reintroduction, are considered a last resort to recover threatened or endangered species, but they may also help reduce anthropogenic threats where it is difficult or impossible to address them directly. Headstarting, or captive rearing of eggs or neonate animals for subsequent release into the wild, is controversial because it treats only a symptom of a larger conservation problem; however, it may provide a mechanism to address multiple threats, particularly near population centers. We conducted a population viability analysis of Australia's most widespread freshwater turtle, Chelodina longicollis, to determine the effect of adult roadkill (death by collision with motor vehicles), which is increasing, and reduced recruitment through nest predation from introduced European red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). We also modeled management scenarios to test the effectiveness of headstarting, fox management, and measures to reduce mortality on roads. Only scenarios with headstarting from source populations eliminated all risks of extinction and allowed population growth. Small increases in adult mortality (2%) had the greatest effect on population growth and extinction risk. Where threats simultaneously affected other life-history stages (e.g., recruitment), eliminating harvest pressures on adult females alone did not eliminate the risk of population extinction. In our models, one source population could supply enough hatchlings annually to supplement 25 other similar-sized populations such that extinction was avoided. Based on our results, we believe headstarting should be a primary tool for managing freshwater turtles for which threats affect multiple life-history stages. We advocate the creation of source populations for managing freshwater turtles that are greatly threatened at multiple life-history stages, such as depredation of eggs by invasive species and adult mortality via roadkill.
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- R-J Spencer
- School of Science and Health, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Building M15, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
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- School of Science and Health, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Building M15, Hawkesbury Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Heydon-Laurence Building (A08), Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Pulsford SA, Driscoll DA, Barton PS, Lindenmayer DB. Remnant vegetation, plantings and fences are beneficial for reptiles in agricultural landscapes. J Appl Ecol 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Stephanie A. Pulsford
- Fenner School of Environment and Society; Australian National University; Canberra ACT 2601 Australia
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- Centre for Integrative Ecology; School of Life and Environmental Sciences; Deakin University; Burwood Vic. Australia
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society; Australian National University; Canberra ACT 2601 Australia
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society; Australian National University; Canberra ACT 2601 Australia
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Ferronato BO, Roe JH, Georges A. Responses of an Australian freshwater turtle to drought-flood cycles along a natural to urban gradient. AUSTRAL ECOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/aec.12462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Bruno O. Ferronato
- Institute for Applied Ecology; University of Canberra; Canberra Australian Capital Territory 2601 Australia
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- Department of Biology; University of North Carolina; Pembroke North Carolina USA
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- Institute for Applied Ecology; University of Canberra; Canberra Australian Capital Territory 2601 Australia
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Doherty TS, Ritchie EG. Stop Jumping the Gun: A Call for Evidence-Based Invasive Predator Management. Conserv Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Tim S. Doherty
- Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences; 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125 Geelong Australia
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- Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences; 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125 Geelong Australia
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Urban hazards: spatial ecology and survivorship of a turtle in an expanding suburban environment. Urban Ecosyst 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11252-015-0506-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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