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| Priddel, D.; Wheeler, R.. |
| Together with land clearance, grazing by stock and inappropriate fire regimes, predation by the introduced European red fox Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) has decimated populations of malleefowl Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840. The decline of the malleefowl has been most pronounced in New South Wales, where foxes prey so heavily on malleefowl that adult mortality exceeds recruitment of young into the breeding population. Although young malleefowl are particularly vulnerable to foxes, subadults and adults are also taken. Within New South Wales, heavy predation by foxes occurs both in the remnants of native vegetation within agricultural lands and in the large tracts of mallee that lie further inland. Foxes appear to be the prime cause of malleefowl mortality... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Megapodiidae; Malleefowl; Leipoa ocellata; Threatening processes; Conservation; Management; Recovery actions; 42.83. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/219426 |
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| Dennings, S.. |
| Concern for the decline of the malleefowl Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840, in the Gnowangerup Shire, Western Australia, lead to the formation, in August 1992, of the Malleefowl Preservation Group Inc. (MPG) which currently supports a membership in excess of 1500 individuals (January 1998). The group’s activities are carried out on a volunteer basis addressing projects such as annual field surveys and monitoring, community awareness, school education, feral animal eradication programs, reestablishment of native vegetation on farms and wildlife corridors. |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Megapodiidae; Megapodes; Malleefowl; Leipoa ocellata; Community conservation; 42.83. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/219427 |
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| Sandell, P.. |
| Parks Victoria and the Department of Natural Resources & Environment (NRE) are collaborating with agencies from the other States and the Commonwealth of Australia in a national program of detailed monitoring and surveillance of the effects of Rabbit Calicivirus Disease (RCD). A component of the Victorian study involves an investigation of possible changes in fox predation upon malleefowl Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840, in the wake of reduced rabbit abundance caused by RCD. The study entails measurement of overall fox activity post-RCD, measurement of egg loss from malleefowl nests, and an assessment of any observable changes in fox diet. Measures of fox abundance/activity pre- and post- RCD suggest that the level of fox activity has not declined... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Megapodiidae; Malleefowl; Leipoa ocellata; Rabbit Calicivirus Disease; Fox predation; 42.83. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/219424 |
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| Benshemesh, J.. |
| The malleefowl Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840, has declined substantially since European settlement of Australia just over 200 years ago. The species is now vulnerable and is threatened by the loss and degradation of suitable habitat by grazing, fire, and clearing, by the insidious effects of fragmentation of their populations that has resulted from clearing, and by predation by introduced foxes. Accordingly, a National Malleefowl Recovery Plan is being prepared to outline actions that are needed to both secure the species and provide the information necessary for effective management. Conserving malleefowl will require improved management throughout its range and on a diversity of land tenures. Improving habitat quality is crucial and may be achieved by... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Megapodiidae; Malleefowl; Leipoa ocellata; Conservation; National recovery plan; 42.83. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/219425 |
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