51 research outputs found
A comparison of two methods for sampling assemblages of subterranean, wood-eating termites (Isoptera)
Spatial ecology of a ubiquitous Australian anteater, the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Biodiversity indicators in contrasting vegetation types: a case study from Western Australia
Volume: 56Start Page: 637End Page: 64
Spatial ecology of a ubiquitous Australian anteater, the short-beaked echidna ( Tachyglossus aculeatus
Ecological restoration in the slipstream of agricultural policy in the old and new world
The restoration of ecosystems to stop biodiversity losses in agricultural landscapes has high priority in many regions of the world. It does not take place in a vacuum but is nested in a socio-historical and agro-political context. Austria and Western Australia (WA) are examples of old and newly impacted agricultural environments, and these are used to examine two contrasting agro-political and agro-economic frameworks within which ecological restoration currently operates. WA is characterised by ancient, nutrient-impoverished, and degraded agricultural landscapes that have been under cultivation for some 100 years and support a low density rural population. In Austria agriculture has been practised for some 7000 years and the European Union (EU) and its extensive funding system largely determine agro-political policies. The paper concludes that: (1) differences in agro-political priorities have resulted in diverging agro-economic systems where producers are heavily subsidised (EU) or largely unsubsidised (WA); (2) diverging agro-political priorities result from differences in terms of land degradation; demographic characteristics, and duration of respective agriculture; (3) WA failed to develop a financial strategy aimed at ecological restoration for biodiversity conservation while Austria benefits from a EU-driven subsidy system to maintain biodiversity conservation; (4) the Landcare movement plays a significant role in the restoration of biodiversity in WA, but is largely absent in the EU; (5) different environmental and social histories demand different approaches to improve the economic frameworks within which ecological restoration is conducted in each region
Seasonal changes in activity of subterranean termite species (Isoptera) in Western Australian wheatbelt habitats
Digestibility of a new diet for captive short-beaked echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Abstract not availableHayley J. Stannard, Jamie M. Bekkers, Julie M. Old, Bronwyn M. McAllan and Michelle E. Sha
Year-Long Presence of Eimeria echidnae and Absence of Eimeria tachyglossi In Captive Short-Beaked Echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
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