作者: A Fenner
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关键词: Ecology 、 Geography 、 Eucalyptus 、 Abundance (ecology) 、 Arboreal locomotion 、 Trichosurus cunninghami 、 Mountain ash 、 Forestry 、 Central Highlands 、 Petauroides volans 、 Brushtail possum
摘要: We examined the abundance of arboreal marsupials in topographic fire refuges after a major stand- replacingcrown-fireforestecosystem.Wesurveyedtheabundanceofarborealmarsupialsacross48sitesinrainforestgullies burnt to differing extents by 2009 fires mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) forests Victorian Central Highlands, Australia. The greater glider (Petauroides volans) was less abundant within extent fire. brushtail possum (Trichosurus cunninghami) more fire, particularly withinunburntpeninsulasprotrudingintoburntareasfromunburntedges.Ourresultsindicatethat firerefugesmayfacilitate thepersistence some species extensively landscapes. Additional work should seek clarify this finding and identify demographic mechanisms underlying response.