Tree hollows and wildlife conservation in Australia
By: Philip Gibbons and David Lindenmayer.
Contributors: Lindenmayer, David.; CSIRO Publishing.
Publisher: CSIRO Pub.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Collingwood, VIC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Tree cavities -- Australia.; Forest animals -- Australia.; Forest ecology -- Australia.; Forest animals -- Conservation -- Australia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-202) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. The hollow-using fauna of Australia; title: 3. The evolution of hollow use; title: 4. Hollow formation; title: 5. The inventory of hollows and hollow-bearing trees; title: 6. The selection of hollows by fauna; title: 7. Hollow numbers and fauna populations; title: 8. Perpetuating hollows; title: 9. Pest and introduced species that use hollows; title: 10. The role of nest boxes in research and management; title: 11. Concluding remarks; title: Appendix A. Hollow-dependent species listed as either extinct, endangered, or vulnerable on threatened species legislation throughout Australia; title: Appendix B. Characteristics of hollows and alternative nesting sites used by birds from Higgins (1999); title: Appendix C. Scientific names of species referred to in this book.