Prime real estate for the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): Habitat requirements in a peri-urban environment
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Article Title | Prime real estate for the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): Habitat requirements in a peri-urban environment |
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ERA Journal ID | 40330 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Brunt, Tamielle (Author), Adams-Hosking, Christine (Author) and Murray, Peter (Author) |
Journal Title | The Queensland Naturalist |
Journal Citation | 56 (4/5/6), pp. 25-39 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2018 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 0079-8843 |
Web Address (URL) | https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/INFORMIT.155013392713552 |
Abstract | Platypuses have specific habitat requirements but continue to persist in urban and peri-urban areas where these requirements are continually impacted upon. Identifying the species requirements in an ecosystem is important for population persistence. The aim of this project was to determine platypus presence and associated habitat |
Keywords | platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus; habitat disturbance, habitat attributes, observations; Moggill Creek, Queensland |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 310301. Behavioural ecology |
310304. Freshwater ecology | |
410407. Wildlife and habitat management | |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q636w/prime-real-estate-for-the-platypus-ornithorhynchus-anatinus-habitat-requirements-in-a-peri-urban-environment
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