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- Title
The modern mammal fauna of Riversleigh and Boodjamullah National Park.
- Authors
White, Arthur W.; Mason, D. R.
- Abstract
Extensive mammal surveys were carried out between 1998 and 2004 in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area and the Boodjamullah National Park in north-western Queensland. Thirty eight native mammal species were detected including a species (Spectacled Hare Wallaby) not recorded in the area for more than 80 years; the tally included 14 species of marsupial and 14 species of bat. Small terrestrial mammals were scarce and not detected each year. Six feral mammal species were also found.The rela~ively low density and diversity of small terrestrial mammals in the study area is similar to that reported elsewhere northern Australia (e.g.Woinarski eta!. 2001.) and may be consistent with a pat~ern of general decline of native mammals in this region (Burbidge and McKenzie 1989, Kutt et a!. 2005).
- Subjects
RIVERSLEIGH (Qld.); QUEENSLAND; MAMMAL surveys; ANIMAL population density; WORLD Heritage Sites; NATIONAL parks &; reserves
- Publication
Australian Zoologist, 2011, Vol 35, Issue 3, p599
- ISSN
0067-2238
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7882/AZ.2011.012