Floristic and structural habitat preferences of yellow-bellied gliders ( Petaurus australis) and selective logging impacts in southeast Queensland, Australia

The floristic and structural habitat requirements of the yellow-bellied glider ( Petaurus australis) and the influence of selective logging on habitat quality in the Maryborough District of southeast Queensland, Australia were determined. Yellow-bellied gliders showed a definite preference for fores...

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Published in:Forest ecology and management 1997-11, Vol.98 (3), p.281-295
Main Authors: Eyre, T.J., Smith, A.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Eucalyptus forest
Forest management
Forest structure
Habitat suitability
Petaurus australis
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Summary:The floristic and structural habitat requirements of the yellow-bellied glider ( Petaurus australis) and the influence of selective logging on habitat quality in the Maryborough District of southeast Queensland, Australia were determined. Yellow-bellied gliders showed a definite preference for forest associations which contained gum-barked and winter flowering species. Within these associations, abundance was correlated with microhabitat variables and a structural variable representing forest age and degree of disturbance using a Poisson regression analysis. The significant explanatory variables included the structural variable, site productivity and the number of dead hollow-bearing trees. These variables relate to the foraging and denning requirements of the yellow-bellied glider. Implications for forest management in southeast Queensland include the need to retain both mature gum-barked eucalypt species and live hollow-bearing trees during harvesting operations.
ISSN:0378-1127
1872-7042
DOI:10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00111-4