Biodiversity in Australia's National Reserve System - Part ... - BushBlitz

We determined three categories of information for each species: 1) how many site records
fell within PAs; 2) in how many different PAs each species was recorded; and 3) in how
many PAs greater than 1000 ha each species was recorded. We were especially interested in
determining which species had obviously larger or smaller percentages of their site records
falling within PAs and if the species in each shared common characteristics. Hence, we
listed the species within the “high” and “low” reservation categories for each group and
noted for each their broad location within Australia and their known broad habitat
preferences. The main sources of information used in the assessment of each of the groups
are listed below:
Anurans: GAA (2001).
Mammals: Van Dyck, S., and Strahan, R. (2008), Menkhorst and Knight (2001) and
Churchill (2008)
Birds: Barrett et al (2003)
Reptiles: Wilson and Swan (2003)
Butterflies: Australian Faunal Directory
(http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/home) and
Braby (2004).
Land Snails: Australian Faunal Directory (http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/onlineresources/fauna/afd/home)
Trapdoor Spiders: Australian Faunal Directory
(http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/home)
Huntsman Spiders: OZCAM (2009) and Australian Faunal Directory
(http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/home)
Odonata: Theischinger and Hawking (2006) and Australian Faunal Directory
(http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/home)
Carabidae: Australian Faunal Directory (http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/onlineresources/fauna/afd/home)
Dytiscidae: Australian Faunal Directory (http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/onlineresources/fauna/afd/home)
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