Remnant vegetation provides genetic connectivity for a critical weight range mammal in a rapidly urbanising landscape

K Ottewell, G Pitt, B Pellegrino, R Van Dongen… - Landscape and urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Urbanisation is one of the most pervasive agents of contemporary landscape change
globally. Rapid land use change and competing land uses pose multiple challenges for …

Comparative Population Genetic Structure of the Endangered Southern Brown Bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus, in Fragmented Landscapes of Southern Australia

Y Li, SJB Cooper, ML Lancaster, JG Packer… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Genetic connectivity is a key factor for maintaining the persistence of populations in
fragmented landscapes. In highly modified landscapes such us peri-urban areas, organisms' …

Limited influence of landscape on the genetic structure of three small mammals in a heterogeneous arid environment

E Levy, M Byrne, JA Huey, MJ Hillyer… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The complexity and biologically challenging nature of arid landscapes can generate
high inter‐and intra‐species diversity, although these biomes remain poorly studied. We …

Effects of landscape matrix on population connectivity of an arboreal mammal, Petaurus breviceps

M Malekian, SJB Cooper, KM Saint… - Ecology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ongoing habitat loss and fragmentation is considered a threat to biodiversity as it can create
small, isolated populations that are at increased risk of extinction. Tree‐dependent species …

Demographic and genetic viability of a medium-sized ground-dwelling mammal in a fire prone, rapidly urbanizing landscape

CE Ramalho, KM Ottewell, BK Chambers, CJ Yates… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The rapid and large-scale urbanization of peri-urban areas poses major and complex
challenges for wildlife conservation. We used population viability analysis (PVA) to evaluate …

Degree of landscape fragmentation influences genetic isolation among populations of a gliding mammal

AC Taylor, FM Walker, RL Goldingay, T Ball… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Forests and woodlands are under continuing pressure from urban and agricultural
development. Tree-dependent mammals that rarely venture to the ground are likely to be …

Life in linear habitats: the movement ecology of an endangered mammal in a peri‐urban landscape

SJ Maclagan, T Coates, BA Hradsky… - Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Animal movement can be significantly altered in human‐dominated landscapes such as
urban and peri‐urban areas, where habitat is often fragmented and/or linear. Knowledge …

Relating mammal species richness to landscape patterns across multiple spatial scales

A Dorph, M Swan, J Di Stefano, TD Penman - Landscape Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Context Understanding the relationships between spatial pattern, spatial scale and
biodiversity can help ecologists to assess the impacts of environmental change and inform …

Landscape structure does not hinder the dispersal of an invasive herbivorous mammal in the New Caledonian biodiversity hotspot

AC Frantz, A Luttringer, M Colyn, C Kazilas… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Biological invasions are a major threat to biodiversity and have particularly devastating
impacts on island ecosystems. The New Caledonia archipelago is considered a biodiversity …

Multi-scaled habitat considerations for conserving urban biodiversity: native reptiles and small mammals in Brisbane, Australia

JG Garden, CA McAlpine, HP Possingham - Landscape ecology, 2010 - Springer
The rapid expansion of the world's urban population is a major driver of contemporary
landscape change and ecosystem modification. Urbanisation destroys, degrades and …