Analysis of factors implicated in the recent decline of Australia's mammal fauna

By N. L. McKenzie, A. Burbidge, A. Baynes, R. Brereton, Chris R. Dickman, G. Gordon, L. Gibson, Peter Menkhorst, Anthony C. Robinson, Matthew R. Williams and 1 more. 2007

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Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Paleontology

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Bats and Water: Anthropogenic Alterations Threaten Global Bat Populations (2016, background): “High natural variation in water availability coupled with anthropogenic activities and climate change has the potential to catastrophically affect arid-species that depend on water availability (Roshier et al. 2001; McKenzie et al. 2007; Saunders et al. 2013).”
Does a top‐predator provide an endangered rodent with refuge from an invasive mesopredator? (2009, background): “The disruptions to ecological processes caused by these species have been devastating and have been implicated in the mass extinction and range reductions of marsupials and rodents, although the exact causes remain unknown (Burbidge & McKenzie, 1989; Morton, 1990; Dickman et al., 1993; McKenzie et a”
A continental‐scale analysis of feral cat diet in Australia (2015, background): “, 2014) and this pattern has been strongest in the low rainfall, inland parts of the continent (McKenzie et al., 2007).”
Cats (Felis catus) are more abundant and are the dominant predator of woylies (Bettongia penicillata) after sustained fox (Vulpes vulpes) control (2015, background): “Historically, the threat posed to native fauna by cats has been considered to be less than that of foxes, and was thought to be greater in arid rather than in mesic regions (Dickman 1996b; Burrows et al. 2003; Possingham et al. 2004; McKenzie et al. 2007).”
Understanding variation in behavioural responses to human-induced rapid environmental change: a conceptual overview (2013, background): “…are: habitat change (Fahrig 2003; Watling & Donnelly 2006; Ferraz et al. 2007; Chaine & Clobert 2012), exotic species (Blackburn et al. 2004; McKenzie et al. 2007; Sih et al. 2010), pollution (Verhoeven et al. 2006; Butchart et al. 2010), human harvesting (Jackson et al. 2001; Worm et al.…”
Is the loss of Australian digging mammals contributing to a deterioration in ecosystem function (2014, background): “A quarter of Australian mammalian species are now listed as extinct, critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable (McKenzie et al. 2007).”
Monitoring indicates rapid and severe decline of native small mammals in Kakadu National Park, northern Australia (2010, background): “In contrast, the mammal fauna of monsoonal northern Australia has suffered no recent extinctions (McKenzie et al. 2007), although a series of studies has indicated localised losses of some species, especially in its semiarid fringe (Kitchener 1978; McKenzie 1981).”
Stemming the tide: progress towards resolving the causes of decline and implementing management responses for the disappearing mammal fauna of northern Australia (2015, background): “Explanations for this change include a collapse of ecosystem productivity in more fragile arid ecosystems due to intensification of fire and cattle grazing regimes (McKenzie et al. 2007), and increased loss of vegetation cover.”
Seven considerations about dingoes as biodiversity engineers: the socioecological niches of dogs in Australia (2012, background): “Most of the landscape change stems from the expansion of pastoralism across the continent (Letnic 2000; McKenzie et al. 2007; Davies et al. 2010).”