The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve: Final

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Table 17: Prey composition of pellets from sooty owls roosting at JKCR and in other locations in eastern NSW. Note: where a closely related prey species occurs in Victoria it has been rated as equal to the NSW species (i.e. brown and agile antechinus). Details given at end of table. Common Name Morris et al. (1997) Extant JKCR 132 OEH unpublished data Bilney et al. 2010 Bilney et al. 2010 Hollands (1991) This study (2011) Jenolan Wollemi Gippsland Gippsland Jenolan Jenolan Subfossil/ modern Subfossil/ modern Subfossil Modern Modern Modern Bat spp. - X - - - 3% Black rat X - - X X - Brown antechinus X X X* X* X 15% Brush-tailed possum - X X - Bush rat X X X X X - Common dunnart X - X** X** - - Common ringtail possum Eastern pygmypossum X X X X X 18% X X X X X - Feathertail glider X X X X - - Glider spp. - - - - - 30% Greater glider X - X X X - House mouse X X - - X 5% Long-nosed bandicoot X X X - - - Rabbit X - - X X - Rat spp. - - - - - 20% Spotted-tailed quoll - - X - - - Sugar glider X X X X X 13% Yellow-bellied glider - - X - - - Status uncertain at JKCR Brush-tailed phascogale X X X - - - New Holland mouse X - X - - - Squirrel glider - - X - - - Dusky antechinus X - X X - - Yellow-footed antechinus Presumed extinct at JKCR bettong spp or Tasmanian bettong. X - - - - X - X - - - Broad-toothed rat X - X - - - Eastern chestnut mouse + X - X - - - Eastern quoll X*** - X - - - Hastings River mouse X - X - - - The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve
Common Name Morris et al. (1997) OEH unpublished data Bilney et al. 2010 Bilney et al. 2010 Hollands (1991) This study (2011) Jenolan Wollemi Gippsland Gippsland Jenolan Jenolan Subfossil/ modern Subfossil/ modern Subfossil Modern Modern Modern Long-nosed potoroo X X X - - - Mountain pygmypossum + X - - - - Plains rat X - - - - Red-necked pademelon X - X **** - - - Smoky mouse X - X - - - Southern brown bandicoot Tasmanian pygmypossum + X X X - - - X - - - - White-footed rabbit-rat X - X - - - * agile antechinus ** white-footed dunnart *** c.f. eastern quoll **** c.f. red-bellied pademelon + Likely pre-European extinction 9.9 FURTHER RESEARCH OF SOOTY OWL PELLETS The deposits of sooty owl prey pellets at JKCR give a record of prey items targeted by this species from the present day back over 20 000 years. Key deposits occur in Nettle Cave, the Ballroom and Dreamtime Cave. There have been several studies that have made some attempt to classify, date and analyse deposits though these have not addressed all questions that might be answered by this incredibly interesting and valuable resource. Further study into these deposits is unlikely to yield answers that will greatly change cave management; however management of the deposit itself is a significant cave-management issue. There are few other sites like this in Australia and access to it is highly prized. There is still a significant amount of material at the roost with sooty owls continuing to deposit new pellets every year. We strongly support further research into this immensely interesting deposit, however caution that strong guidelines and regulations must be set up around any work that is to be done. This is to ensure the integrity of the site is not lost for future generations and that the full potential of any excavation is explored and then shared with cave managers and users. One of the most interesting aspects to explore of any new excavation is the recent patterns of extinction and decline of small and medium-sized mammals. On the back of this study we have a good understanding of what small and medium-sized mammals currently use JKCR. Previous analysis of the sooty owl pellets at this location would indicate that their diet has changed markedly over recent history, with numerous species probably becoming extinct since European occupation. A further exploration of this area with increased data and dating accuracy could answer some holes in our understanding of species decline and extinction, both since European settlement and longer term, with climate change over the last 10 000 years, and radical changes to the Australian mainland ecology such as the introduction of the dingo and the subsequent loss of the thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) and Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii). By looking at patterns of extinction in the longer term and how the sooty owl has adapted, we might better understand how this and other species may adapt to the continually changing Australian environment under increased pressure from human-induced climate change and continued extinction of native fauna. The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve 133
Page 1:
The Vertebrate Fauna of the Jenolan
Page 4 and 5:
Published by: Office of Environment
Page 7 and 8:
CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION............
Page 9 and 10:
6.4.12 Inbreeding..................
Page 11 and 12:
1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PROJECT RATIONAL
Page 13 and 14:
Map 1: Location and features of Jen
Page 15 and 16:
Hydrology JKCR encompasses the uppe
Page 17 and 18:
1.3.5 Vegetation Much of the vegeta
Page 19 and 20:
wheel-driving and other motor sport
Page 21 and 22:
Multiple banding trips undertaken b
Page 23 and 24:
ground mammal surveys in all vegeta
Page 25 and 26:
Bat Ultrasonic (‘Anabat’) Call
Page 27 and 28:
undisturbed in situ. As agreed with
Page 29 and 30:
Table 4: Statewide vegetation class
Page 31 and 32:
Map 5: Location of OEH standard sys
Page 33 and 34:
3 METHODS USED TO ASSESS AND PRIORI
Page 35 and 36:
Table 5: Factors used to calculate
Page 37 and 38:
Common name Scientific name Reason
Page 39 and 40:
species occur in the southern Blue
Page 41 and 42:
The proximity of the reserve to mor
Page 43 and 44:
extinct. A remnant population there
Page 45 and 46:
Table 8: Comparison of detection ra
Page 47 and 48:
Map 7: Distribution of introduced b
Page 49 and 50:
5.2 NATIVE SPECIES PROFILES This se
Page 51 and 52:
STUTTERING FROG MIXOPHYES BALBUS EP
Page 53 and 54:
FLAME ROBIN MELANODRYAS CUCULLATA C
Page 55 and 56:
GLOSSY BLACK-COCKATOO CALYPTORHYNCH
Page 57 and 58:
LITTLE EAGLE HIERAAETUS MORPHNOIDES
Page 59 and 60:
REGENT HONEYEATER ANTHOCHAERA PHRYG
Page 61 and 62:
SPECKLED WARBLER CHTHONICOLA SAGITT
Page 63 and 64:
VARIED SITTELLA DAPHOENOSITTA CHRYS
Page 65 and 66:
POWERFUL OWL NINOX STRENUA EPBC Act
Page 67 and 68:
BETTONG SPECIES BETTONGIA SPP. EPBC
Page 69 and 70:
BRUSH-TAILED PHASCOGALE PHASCOGALE
Page 71 and 72:
Management Considerations Continue
Page 73 and 74:
EASTERN QUOLL DASYURUS VIVERRINUS E
Page 75 and 76:
KOALA PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS EPBC A
Page 77 and 78:
NEW HOLLAND MOUSE PSEUDOMYS NOVAEHO
Page 79 and 80:
PLATYPUS ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS E
Page 81 and 82:
SMOKY MOUSE PSEUDOMYS FUMEUS EPBC A
Page 83 and 84:
SPOTTED-TAILED QUOLL DASYURUS MACUL
Page 85 and 86:
WHITE-FOOTED RABBIT-RAT CONILURUS A
Page 87 and 88:
EASTERN BENTWING-BAT MINIOPTERUS SC
Page 89 and 90:
EASTERN FALSE PIPISTRELLEFALSISTREL
Page 91 and 92: GREATER BROAD-NOSED BAT SCOTEANAX R
Page 93 and 94: LARGE-EARED PIED BAT CHALINOLOBUS D
Page 95 and 96: FERAL CAT FELIS CATUS Feral cat. Ph
Page 97 and 98: FERAL DOG CANIS LUPUS Feral dog. Ph
Page 99 and 100: FERAL PIG SUS SCROFA Occurrence in
Page 101 and 102: RABBIT ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS Occurr
Page 103 and 104: 6.3 RELATIVE PRIORITY OF THREATS In
Page 105 and 106: 6.4.6 Environmental degradation, co
Page 107 and 108: operations (particularly during mop
Page 109 and 110: 7 MANAGEMENT OF THREATS 7.1 RECOMME
Page 111 and 112: Management response Target areas or
Page 115 and 116: 8 FURTHER SURVEY AND MONITORING 8.1
Page 117 and 118: esolved and projects are rarely fun
Page 119 and 120: 8.3.3 Suggested monitoring programs
Page 121 and 122: OVERVIEW Limestone karst is a limit
Page 123 and 124: Cook visited after limited installa
Page 125 and 126: adept climbers and may predate on b
Page 127 and 128: Interference by the public Some ver
Page 129 and 130: Predation and competition by the fo
Page 131 and 132: can also alter the temperature and
Page 137 and 138: Much of this data is then available
Page 139 and 140: Spotted-tailed quoll The spotted-ta
Page 141: Overall, the current study shows th
Page 145 and 146: DECC (2007) Terrestrial vertebrate
Page 147 and 148: Keith, D.A. (2004) Ocean shores to
Page 149 and 150: Soderquist, T.R., Traill, B.J., Far
Page 151 and 152: Common name Scientific name NSW leg
Page 159: Cave Date inspected Mattagang Cave
show all

The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve: Final

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?