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Title: | Multiple species use of a water-filled tree hollow by vertebrates in dry woodland habitat of northern New South Wales | Contributor(s): | Vickers, Dana (author); Hunter, John T (author); Hawes, Wendy (author) | Publication Date: | 2014 | DOI: | 10.7882/AZ.2014.036 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17540 | Abstract: | Tree hollows are a major feature within Australian habitats and an important functional resource for many species in terms of shelter, reproduction. and thermoregulation. Water-filled tree hollows, or phytotelmata, also function as a valuable resource, but their use is only scarcely documented. We used camera trapping to determine which vertebrate species were utilising a known water-holding hollow in dry woodland habitat, and assessed whether antagonistic behaviour, such as hoarding of the resource was occurring. Camera footage was obtained over a period of three days and nights, and species' use of the hollow analysed. A total of seven vertebrates (one frog, two reptile and four mammal species) were recorded using the hollow, which included diurnal and nocturnal species. Use by the Feathertail Glider was the most frequent compared to other species. The study highlights an ecological significance of water-filled hollows that should be considered in the management of dry woodland habitats. where the availability of these resources may be depleted by land clearing and loss of existing hollow-bearing trees. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Australian Zoologist, 37(2), p. 134-138 | Publisher: | Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 2204-2105 0067-2238 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 060801 Animal Behaviour 060208 Terrestrial Ecology 060201 Behavioural Ecology |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 310901 Animal behaviour 310308 Terrestrial ecology 310301 Behavioural ecology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 960505 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Forest and Woodlands Environments 960806 Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 180301 Assessment and management of freshwater ecosystems 180606 Terrestrial biodiversity |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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