Experiment 1: Behavioural response to seedling odour

Visits and investigations by swamp wallabies (Wallabia bicolor) and eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) of buried vials in three treatments: no seedling, cut high-nutrient seedling and cut low-nutrient seedling

Experiment 2: Browsing patterns as a function of seedling odour and visual cues

Time to browsing of high- and low- nutrient seedlings (Eucalyptus pilularis) by swamp wallabies (Wallabia bicolor). Seedlings were presented both in the normal upright position and pinned to the ground (reducing visual cues). All 160 seedlings were periodically inspected for browsing damage, and a subset of 40 were also monitored by motion-triggered cameras

Seedling Characteristics

Characteristics of Eucalyptus pilularis seedlings in high- and low-nutrient treatments