On the Brink of Extinction: The Small Mammal Decline in Northern Australia

Teigan Cremona; Sam C Banks; Hugh F Davies; ayley M Geyle; Cara E Penton; Alyson M Stobo-Wilson; Brenton von Takach; Gavin J Trewella; Brett P Murphy

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On the Brink of Extinction: The Small Mammal Decline in Northern Australia

Teigan Cremona
, Sam C Banks
, Hugh F Davies
, ayley M Geyle
, Cara E Penton
, Alyson M Stobo-Wilson
, Brenton von Takach
, Gavin J Trewella
, Brett P Murphy

Ecosystem Management

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Australia has a lamentable record of historical mammal extinctions, mostly occurring in the 19th to mid-20th Centuries in central and southern Australia. Concerningly, a new wave of extinctions loom. Over the past 30 years there has been a severe decline in the abundance and diversity of small mammals (body weight < 5.5 kg) across northern Australia. Here we review the likely drivers of contemporary declines of small mammals, including: (1) habitat degradation resulting from fire, weeds and introduced herbivores; (2) introduced predators; and (3) cane toads.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation
Editors	Dominick A. DellaSala, Michael I. Goldstein
Place of Publication	The Netherlands
Pages	245-252
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-821139-7.00143-4
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2022

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Cremona, T., Banks, S. C., Davies, H. F., Geyle, A. M., Penton, C. E., Stobo-Wilson, A. M., von Takach, B., Trewella, G. J., & Murphy, B. P. (2022). On the Brink of Extinction: The Small Mammal Decline in Northern Australia. In D. A. DellaSala, & M. I. Goldstein (Eds.), Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation (pp. 245-252). https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-821139-7.00143-4

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