Browsing Research Publications and Outputs by subject "0502 Environmental Science and Management"
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The challenge for koala conservation on private land: koala habitat use varies with season on a fragmented rural landscape
Published 2019Land clearing for agriculture results in fragmented landscapes with diminished resources for wildlife. Habitat loss and fragmentation are widespread problems; however, their impacts are rarely assessed simultaneously at ...Open AccessArticle -
cological consequences of Australia's “Black Summer” bushfires: Managing for recovery
Published 2021Fire has long been a part of the Australian environment and remains a potent force in shaping the adaptations of species, the dynamics of populations, and the structure of ecological communities. However, the fire regime ...Article -
Dataset: An invasive commensal and a native marsupial maintain disease vector populations at the urban fringe
Published 2021-12-13The dataset contains numbers of larval, nymphal, and adult ticks collected from small mammals in Sydney's Northern Beaches as part of the project focused on identifying the important hosts of urban ticks. The dataset ...Open AccessDataset -
Increasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of Tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild
Published 2017-01-01Captive breeding of threatened species, for release to the wild, is critical for conservation. This strategy, however, risks producing captive-raised animals with traits poorly suited to the wild. We describe the first ...Open AccessArticle -
Metapopulation management of an Endangered species with limited genetic diversity in the presence of disease: the Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii
Published 2017-01-01There has been much discussion relating to the current biodiversity crisis, with the loss of species now at an unprecedented rate. Using augmentation and/or reintroduction to minimize the loss of species in the wild is ...Article -
Regression of devil facial tumour disease following immunotherapy in immunised Tasmanian devils
Published 2017-01-01Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) is a transmissible cancer devastating the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) population. The cancer cell is the ‘infectious’ agent transmitted as an allograft by biting. Animals usually ...Open AccessArticle -
The Tasmanian devil microbiome— implications for conservation and management
Published 2015-01-01Background: The Tasmanian devil, the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial, is at risk of extinction due to devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), a fatal contagious cancer. The Save the Tasmanian Devil Program has established ...Open AccessArticle -
Variants in the host genome may inhibit tumour growth in devil facial tumours: evidence from genome-wide association
Published 2017-01-01Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) has decimated wild populations of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) due to its ability to avoid immune detection and pass from host to host by biting. A small number of devils have ...Open AccessArticle