Resource requirements of parrots: nest site selectivity and dietary plasticity of Psittaciformes

K Renton, A Salinas-Melgoza… - Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Parrots (Order Psittaciformes) are secondary cavity-nesters that depend on existing
cavities for nest sites, and consume plant resources of fruits, seeds, and flowers that are …

Evidence of psittacine beak and feather disease virus spillover into wild critically endangered orange-bellied parrots (Neophema chrysogaster)

A Peters, EI Patterson, BGB Baker… - Journal of wildlife …, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
We report the recent emergence of a novel beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) genotype
in the last remaining wild population of the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot …

Discovery of a novel predator reveals extreme but highly variable mortality for an endangered migratory bird

D Stojanovic, MH Webb, R Alderman… - Diversity and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Introduced predators are a global driver of species decline, but their impact on highly
mobile species is poorly understood. We report the severe impact of a previously …

Nest site selection and efficacy of artificial nests for breeding success of Scarlet Macaws Ara macao macao in lowland Peru

G Olah, G Vigo, R Heinsohn, DJ Brightsmith - Journal for Nature …, 2014 - Elsevier
Psittacidae (parrots) have the most threatened species of any bird family in the world. Most
parrots are obligate secondary cavity nesters, and can be limited in their breeding success …

A severe predator-induced population decline predicted for endangered, migratory swift parrots (Lathamus discolor)

R Heinsohn, M Webb, R Lacy, A Terauds… - Biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Identifying the impact of introduced predators on endangered prey populations is critical for
conservation management. Population viability analysis (PVA) becomes a valuable tool for …

Home is where the hollow is: Revealing vertebrate tree hollow user biodiversity with eDNA metabarcoding

JP Newton, PW Bateman, MJ Heydenrych… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tree hollows are essential for many vertebrate species, providing both nesting sites and
shelter. Globally, old hollow‐bearing trees are in decline resulting in many dependent …

Do nest boxes breed the target species or its competitors? A case study of a critically endangered bird

D Stojanovic, G Owens, CM Young, F Alves… - 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nest boxes are widely used for habitat restoration. Unfortunately, competitors of the target
species may exploit nest boxes, creating perverse outcomes. Avoiding habitats preferred by …

'Off-reserve'management in practice: Contributing to conservation of biodiversity over 30 years of Tasmania's forest practices system

SA Munks, AE Chuter, AJ Koch - Forest Ecology and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The importance of 'off-reserve'conservation management in production forest landscapes
was recognised in the 1980s and has gained momentum with the development and …

The importance of incorporating functional habitats into conservation planning for highly mobile species in dynamic systems

MH Webb, A Terauds, A Tulloch, P Bell… - Conservation …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The distribution of mobile species in dynamic systems can vary greatly over time and space.
Estimating their population size and geographic range can be problematic and affect the …

Pre‐emptive action as a measure for conserving nomadic species

D Stojanovic, HCL Cook, C Sato, F Alves… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nomadic species are globally threatened by anthropogenic habitat change, but
management options to address their decline are limited. Their unpredictable settlement …