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DOI	10.1071/WR18088
	Changes in small native animal populations following control of European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) by warren ripping in the Australian arid zone
	Elsworth, P.1; Berman, D.2; Brennan, M.1
通讯作者	Elsworth, P.
来源期刊	WILDLIFE RESEARCH
ISSN	1035-3712
EISSN	1448-5494
出版年	2019
卷号	46 期号:4 页码:343-354
英文摘要	Context European rabbits have a great impact on native vegetation and small vertebrates in Australia. Rabbits consume vegetation and promote invasive plants and invasive predators, and compete directly and indirectly with native animals suppressing those populations. Aims We explored the changes in small native vertebrates and invertebrates following the removal of rabbits. Methods Warren ripping was undertaken on a property in south-western Queensland at four sites and the results of pitfall trapping were compared with four nearby paired control sites. Invertebrates and small mammals were counted in pitfall traps, and bird surveys were conducted in all treatment and control sites. Key results Following a rabbit-control program, we observed a four-fold increase in the number of dunnarts trapped in treatment plots, whereas no change was observed in control plots. The spring following the rabbit-control program also saw an increase in some lizards in treatment plots. Conclusions The presence of rabbits in arid-zone Australia can suppress native animal populations. Implications Many species of small native mammals and lizards rely on food sources that fluctuate greatly with environmental conditions. The presence of rabbits altering the landscape, supporting introduced predators, reducing vegetation and, therefore, insects, adds increased pressure for insectivorous species. Rabbit control through warren ripping in arid-zone Australia is an effective method to reduce rabbit numbers, and allowed for an increase in small vertebrates in treated areas.
英文关键词	biodiversity dunnarts pest management
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Australia
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000472629100008
WOS关键词	SMINTHOPSIS-MACROURA MARSUPIALIA ; HEMORRHAGIC-DISEASE ; IMPACTS ; DIET ; LIZARDS ; BIOLOGY ; ECOLOGY ; REPTILE ; TREE
WOS类目	Ecology ; Zoology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Zoology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/219330
作者单位	1.Dept Agr & Fisheries, POB 102, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia; 2.Univ Southern Queensland, Inst Agr & Environm, 487-535 West St, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Elsworth, P.,Berman, D.,Brennan, M.. Changes in small native animal populations following control of European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) by warren ripping in the Australian arid zone[J],2019,46(4):343-354.
APA	Elsworth, P.,Berman, D.,&Brennan, M..(2019).Changes in small native animal populations following control of European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) by warren ripping in the Australian arid zone.WILDLIFE RESEARCH,46(4),343-354.
MLA	Elsworth, P.,et al."Changes in small native animal populations following control of European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) by warren ripping in the Australian arid zone".WILDLIFE RESEARCH 46.4(2019):343-354.