Survey of vertebrate fauna and habitats in a cypress pine-ironbark forest in Central-West New South Wales

The regeneration of several shrub and tree species in western New South Wales was recorded after widespread natural fires in the summer of 1974175. At 25 locations, plots were established in the wake of the fires and observations were recorded of the rue damage, the regrowth of the plants and post-fire seedling establishment. Interest was centred on species regarded as woody weeds. Fourteen months after the fires, the average survival of seven of the most common species was: Callitris columellaris (white cypress pine) 275, Acac~a aneura (mulga) 16%, Dodonaea attenuafa (narrow-leaved hopbush) 26%, Cassia eremophila var. platvpoda (punty) 48%, Acacia homalophylla (yarran) 87%, Eremophila mitchell~i (budda) 88% and Eremophila sturtii (turpentine) 87%. These results are for plants whose leaves were totally scorched or burnt. For Dodonaea attenuafa and Cassia eremophila there was a large difference in recovery between locations, a difference which was not explicable in term of fire intensity or shrub size. Post-fue seedling establishment occurred with these two shrubs, particularly with D. attenuata, which had high seedling numbers on eight of the eleven locations.

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A nine year survey of the vertebrate fauna of the Bruxner-Ulidarra conservation area in the New South Wales north coast bioregion

Australian Zoologist ◽

10.7882/az.2011.018 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 655-678 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael Murphy ◽

Sam Murphy

Keyword(s):

New South ◽

New South Wales ◽

North Coast ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Vertebrate Fauna ◽

South Wales

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A Survey of the Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna of the Menindee Lakes, Western New South Wales

Australian Zoologist ◽

10.7882/az.2002.016 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 381-400 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Geoff Brown ◽

Keith Cherry ◽

Jennifer Nelson ◽

Louise Grgat

Keyword(s):

New South ◽

New South Wales ◽

Vertebrate Fauna ◽

Terrestrial Vertebrate ◽

South Wales

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Structures of bird communities in woodland remnants in central New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1071/zo06064 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 55 (1) ◽

pp. 29 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

S. V. Briggs ◽

J. A. Seddon ◽

S. J. Doyle

Keyword(s):

New South ◽

New South Wales ◽

Good Condition ◽

Bird Species ◽

Bird Communities ◽

South Wales ◽

Reverse Pattern ◽

Noisy Miner ◽

High Condition ◽

Cypress Pine

The overall aim of this study was to investigate structures of bird communities in remnants of fragmented box/cypress pine woodlands in central New South Wales, Australia, to guide habitat rehabilitation. The aims of the study were to: (1) determine how bird densities and species richness varied with remnant category; (2) determine how ranked densities of bird species varied by feeding group with remnant category; and (3) provide information on structures of bird communities in box/cypress pine woodlands to guide restoration. Structures of bird communities varied with remnant category. Large remnants had the most species whereas medium-sized and small remnants in low condition had the fewest. Bird densities increased with decreasing remnant area although densities did not differ significantly between remnant categories. Ranked bird densities varied between remnant categories, with relatively even distributions in large remnants in high condition, and uneven distributions in small remnants in low condition. Densities of small insectivores were much lower in small, low-condition remnants than in large, high-condition remnants. Densities of generalists such as noisy miner and galah showed the reverse pattern. The structures of bird communities in large remnants in good condition provide a reference state for assessing recovery of bird communities.

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