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Title: | Diet of a threatened pond frog differs over a small spatial scale | Contributor(s): | Bower, Deborah S (author); Pickett, Evan J (author); Garnham, James I (author); Deboo, Matthew L (author); McCurry, Matthew R (author); Mengerink, Rianne M (author); Mahony, Michael J (author); Clulow, John (author) | Publication Date: | 2014 | Early Online Version: | 2014-01-28 | Open Access: | Yes | DOI: | 10.3354/esr00559 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26874 | Abstract: | Suitability of habitat patches affects demographic processes and consequently influences the viability of populations. In order for managers to consider the potential of resources on a scale appropriate to their use, it is important to understand the processes that influence the ecology of threatened species. Differential growth rates of Litoria aurea (green and golden bell frog) at Sydney Olympic Park, Australia, may be explained by prey availability and diet. We tested: (1) whether food availability differed among precincts at Sydney Olympic Park and (2) whether the diet of L. aurea was influenced by availability of invertebrate prey. Diets were distinct among precincts and reflected the variation in biomass and richness of invertebrate assemblages. Precincts with greater biomass corresponded to areas with faster individual growth rates and greater habitat structure. The differences in diet and individual growth rates of L. aurea among precincts at Sydney Olympic Park demonstrate how caution must be applied to generalising population function, even within a small area. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Grant Details: | ARC/LP0989459 | Source of Publication: | Endangered Species Research, 23(1), p. 93-98 | Publisher: | Inter-Research | Place of Publication: | Germany | ISSN: | 1613-4796 1863-5407 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 410401 Conservation and biodiversity | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 960807 Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 180303 Fresh, ground and surface water biodiversity | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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