Monitoring of small mammal populations in the Brindabella Ranges after fire
Micah J. Davies A C and Alex Drew B
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A CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Black Mountain Laboratories, Clunies Ross Street, Black Mountain, ACT 2601, Australia.
B Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Gungahlin, ACT 2601, Australia.
C Corresponding author. Email: micah.davies@csiro.au
Australian Mammalogy 36(1) 103-107 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM13017
Submitted: 21 May 2013 Accepted: 28 November 2013 Published: 13 January 2014
Abstract
We live-trapped small mammals in the Brindabella Ranges west of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory from April 2009 until October 2011 to assess population recovery after an intense and widespread fire that occurred across the region in 2003. Three native mammals (agile antechinus, Antechinus agilis; dusky antechinus, Antechinus swainsonii; bush rat, Rattus fuscipes) were encountered. Trapping records and spool-and-line movement patterns suggested a strong association of these small mammals with moist gully vegetation that had survived the fire.
Additional keywords: Antechinus, Brindabellas, Elliott, Rattus, road-crossing.
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