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dc.contributor.author | Vernes, Karl A | en |
dc.contributor.author | Cooper, Tani | en |
dc.contributor.author | Green, Stuart | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-07T09:35:00Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Fungal Ecology, v.18, p. 107-114 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1878-0083 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1754-5048 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19673 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Australian temperate forests support a high diversity of truffle-like fungi, and a rich assortment of mammals that feed upon them. We sampled seasonal diets of four sympatric mammals (two rodents, two marsupials) in an eastern Australian wet sclerophyll forest and identified all dietary fungi. Fifty-two different spore types were found in diets, most of which were from truffle-like fungi. All mammals consumed fungi, but occurrence of fungi and the variety of taxa in the diets peaked in winter and spring. Bush rats ('Rattus fuscipes') were significantly more mycophagous than other mammals sampled in terms of proportion of scats containing fungi, number of taxa per sample, and overall diversity of dietary fungi. Most fungal taxa were eaten only occasionally, but a few truffle-like taxa dominated diets and appear to be staple food for the small mammal community. Our work supports the view that mycophagous mammals are important for maintenance of ecosystem health through their spore dispersal abilities. | en |
dc.language | en | en |
dc.publisher | Elsevier Ltd | en |
dc.relation.ispartof | Fungal Ecology | en |
dc.title | Seasonal fungal diets of small mammals in an Australian temperate forest ecosystem | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.funeco.2015.09.015 | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Wildlife and Habitat Management | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Conservation and Biodiversity | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Terrestrial Ecology | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Karl A | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Tani | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Stuart | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 050211 Wildlife and Habitat Management | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 060208 Terrestrial Ecology | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 960806 Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | en |
local.profile.school | School of Environmental and Rural Science | en |
local.profile.school | School of Environmental and Rural Science | en |
local.profile.email | kvernes@une.edu.au | en |
local.profile.email | tcooper9@une.edu.au | en |
local.profile.email | sgreen2@une.edu.au | en |
local.output.category | C1 | en |
local.record.place | au | en |
local.record.institution | University of New England | en |
local.identifier.epublicationsrecord | une-20161006-120254 | en |
local.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en |
local.format.startpage | 107 | en |
local.format.endpage | 114 | en |
local.identifier.scopusid | 84946141203 | en |
local.peerreviewed | Yes | en |
local.identifier.volume | 18 | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Vernes | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Cooper | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Green | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:kvernes | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:tcooper9 | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:sgreen2 | en |
local.profile.orcid | 0000-0003-1635-9950 | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.identifier.unepublicationid | une:19864 | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
local.title.maintitle | Seasonal fungal diets of small mammals in an Australian temperate forest ecosystem | en |
local.output.categorydescription | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | en |
local.relation.grantdescription | ARC/DP0557022 | en |
local.search.author | Vernes, Karl A | en |
local.search.author | Cooper, Tani | en |
local.search.author | Green, Stuart | en |
local.uneassociation | Unknown | en |
local.identifier.wosid | 000366064500013 | en |
local.year.published | 2015 | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 410407 Wildlife and habitat management | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 410401 Conservation and biodiversity | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 310308 Terrestrial ecology | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 180606 Terrestrial biodiversity | en |
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