Testing alternative models for the conservation of koalas in fragmented rural-urban landscapes

Predicting the various responses of different species to changes in landscape structure is a formidable challenge to landscape ecology. Based on expert knowledge and landscape ecological theory, we develop five competing a priori models for predicting the presence/absence of the Koala (Phascolarctos...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Austral ecology 2006-06, Vol.31 (4), p.529-544
Hauptverfasser:	MCALPINE, CLIVE A, BOWEN, MICHIALA E, CALLAGHAN, JOHN G, LUNNEY, DANIEL, RHODES, JONATHAN R, MITCHELL, DAVID L, PULLAR, DAVID V, POSZINGHAM, HUGH P
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Biological and medical sciences Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife Ecology expert opinion forests Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects habitat configuration habitat destruction habitat loss habitats koala landscape ecology landscapes logistic regression Marsupials Phascolarctos cinereus population dynamics prediction regression analysis road roads Rural areas surveys trees Urban areas Wildlife conservation
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Zusammenfassung:	Predicting the various responses of different species to changes in landscape structure is a formidable challenge to landscape ecology. Based on expert knowledge and landscape ecological theory, we develop five competing a priori models for predicting the presence/absence of the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in Noosa Shire, south-east Queensland (Australia). A priori predictions were nested within three levels of ecological organization: in situ (site level) habitat (
ISSN:	1442-9985 1442-9993
DOI:	10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01603.x