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- Title
Large area used by squirrel gliders in an urban area, uncovered using GPS telemetry.
- Authors
Meyer, Ninon F. V.; King, John‐Paul; Mahony, Michael; Clulow, John; Beranek, Chad; Reedman, Callum; Balkenhol, Niko; Hayward, Matt W.
- Abstract
The squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) is a threatened, gliding marsupial that persists in fragmented landscapes despite its restricted capacity to cross large gaps. As measures to maintain and/or restore suitable habitat depend on knowledge about the species' ecological requirements, we investigated the area used by squirrel gliders in an urban area near Newcastle, Australia. Using GPS telemetry data and the autocorrelated kernel density estimator, we estimated area used to average 10.8 ha and varied from 4.6 to 15 ha, which is equal to or greater than found in previous studies that spanned longer time periods. This has implications when identifying the minimum patch size necessary for ensuring the long‐term conservation of a squirrel glider population.
- Subjects
SOUTH Wales; SQUIRRELS; TELEMETRY; FRAGMENTED landscapes; SPATIAL ecology; MARSUPIALS
- Publication
Ecology & Evolution (20457758), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 12, p7147
- ISSN
2045-7758
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ece3.7644