Developing tree retention strategies for hollow-dependent arboreal marsupials in the wood production eucalypt forests of eastern Australia
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Australian Forestry
- Vol. 60 (1) , 29-45
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00049158.1997.10674696
Abstract
We draw the following conclusions regarding current management practice: (1) prescriptions should provide better guidelines with respect to the types of trees that should be chosen for retention, such as appropriate tree species, tree diameter and hollow sizes; (2) greater emphasis should be given to retaining dead trees on logged sites, but only in addition to living stems; (3) prescriptions should be modified according to the habitat requirements of the species that may occur on a given site, rather than applied generically across large areas of forest; (4) in many instances, the number of trees prescribed for retention does not appear to reflect the range of ecological issues that must be considered when making decisions of this nature, such as the need to conserve the diversity of hollow-dependent fauna present on a site and the fact that many of these species utilise more than one hollow within their home range; and (5) there is evidence to suggest that the spacing of retained trees following the application of some prescriptions does not meet the requirements of a number of the hollow-dependent arboreal marsupials examined.Keywords
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