Behavioural Responses of Varanids to Mine Site Restoration

Animals play critical roles in ecosystems, yet they are often overlooked in assessments of habitat restoration success. I mapped habitat usage and used camera trapping and VHF/GPS tracking to assess the ecological and behavioural responses of varanids to habitat restoration. Although restored habita...

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Main Author: Cross, Sophie Louise
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79913
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description Animals play critical roles in ecosystems, yet they are often overlooked in assessments of habitat restoration success. I mapped habitat usage and used camera trapping and VHF/GPS tracking to assess the ecological and behavioural responses of varanids to habitat restoration. Although restored habitats were in use, these areas were used less frequently and with altered behaviour in comparison to reference sites. Providing increased fauna refuges to areas undergoing restoration may aid in returning varanid populations.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-799132020-07-07T07:37:45Z Behavioural Responses of Varanids to Mine Site Restoration Cross, Sophie Louise Animals play critical roles in ecosystems, yet they are often overlooked in assessments of habitat restoration success. I mapped habitat usage and used camera trapping and VHF/GPS tracking to assess the ecological and behavioural responses of varanids to habitat restoration. Although restored habitats were in use, these areas were used less frequently and with altered behaviour in comparison to reference sites. Providing increased fauna refuges to areas undergoing restoration may aid in returning varanid populations. 2020 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79913 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Cross, Sophie Louise
Behavioural Responses of Varanids to Mine Site Restoration
title Behavioural Responses of Varanids to Mine Site Restoration
title_full Behavioural Responses of Varanids to Mine Site Restoration
title_fullStr Behavioural Responses of Varanids to Mine Site Restoration
title_full_unstemmed Behavioural Responses of Varanids to Mine Site Restoration
title_short Behavioural Responses of Varanids to Mine Site Restoration
title_sort behavioural responses of varanids to mine site restoration
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79913