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dc.contributor.authorWormington, KR
dc.contributor.authorLamb, D
dc.contributor.authorMcCallum, HI
dc.contributor.authorMoloney, DJ
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:46:51Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:46:51Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.modified2009-12-23T05:05:17Z
dc.identifier.issn0378-1127
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00010-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/27953
dc.description.abstractSix species of trees located in the dry sclerophyll forests of southeast Queensland were studied to ascertain which was most suitable to be retained as hollow-bearing trees for nesting and denning by arboreal marsupials. Generally for all tree species, the number of entrances to hollows was positively correlated with the diameter at breast height (DBH) and the growth stage, and entrance diameters also increased in trees with a larger DBH. However, there were differences between the species; Corymbia citriodora had few hollows until the individuals were very large while Eucalyptus crebra had low numbers of hollows throughout its entire size range. It was concluded that a mixture of tree species provided a range of hollow sizes and positions that would be suitable for nesting and denning by arboreal marsupials in those forests. There were large differences between tree species in the relationship between tree size and estimated age. Five of the tree species took between 186 and 230 years to begin to produce hollows while E. crebra took up to 324 years. This suggests that tree species other than E. crebra may be the most preferred for retention in areas where hollow-bearing tree densities are lower than the prescribed level. Other data also suggests there are likely to be enough trees in larger size classes that would begin to form hollows within the next 50 years to compensate for an expected loss of hollow-bearing stags during that same period. In terms of forest operation, the retention of six hollow-bearing trees/ha would represent an estimated loss of 7.3-15% wood production.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/503310/description#description
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom75
dc.relation.ispartofpageto92
dc.relation.ispartofissue92
dc.relation.ispartofjournalForest Ecology and management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume75
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAgricultural, veterinary and food sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode31
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode30
dc.titleThe characteristics of six species of living hollow-bearing trees and their importance for arboreal marsupials in the dry sclerophyll forests of southeast Queensland, Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2003
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMcCallum, Hamish


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