Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19923
Title: Increased lyrebird presence in a post-fire landscape
Contributor(s): Doty, Anna C  (author); Stawski, Clare  (author); Nowack, Julia  (author); Bondarenco, Artiom (author); Geiser, Fritz  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1071/zo14053
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19923
Abstract: Prescribed fires for fuel reduction affect wildlife in several ways. We observed a marked increase in superb lyrebird ('Menura novaehollandiae') numbers after a controlled burn in Guy Fawkes River National Park, New South Wales, in April and May 2014. The fire occurred during the winter breeding season; however, congregations of males were often seen together in the burnt landscape, indicating an opportunistic prioritisation of foraging. The low-intensity fire cleared brush and low-level vegetation, thus decreasing foraging effort and potentially attracting the species despite the need to seek mating partners. Controlled burns therefore have the potential to attract superb lyrebirds immediately after fire due to ease of movement and foraging effort.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Grant Details: ARC/DP130101506
Source of Publication: Australian Journal of Zoology, 63(1), p. 9-11
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 1446-5698
0004-959X
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 060806 Animal Physiological Ecology
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 310907 Animal physiological ecology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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