Controlling introduced predators in the Gibson Desert of Western Australia

Catastrophic cat predation: A call for predator profiling in wildlife protection programs

“…Profiling of specialized predators with the potential for catastrophic predation can lead to targeted control efficiencies, as distinct from generic predator control (Burrows et al, 2003;Priddel and Wheeler, 2004) that does not achieve concomitant reductions in predation pressure to focal species. Sinclair et al (1998) examined the reintroductions of four marsupial species and concluded that in the initial stages of reintroductions 'the predation should be reduced by at least 90% until a sufficient population has been established'.…”

As clear as mud: A critical review of evidence for the ecological roles of Australian dingoes

“…h BACI design h Used binary observations over potentially continuous measures h 25 plots over 5 km Quasi-experiment type I (5) h Three treatments h Sand plot index data untransformed h 4 counts at 1 site over 2 yrs h Different indices for some species 13 Christensen and Burrows, 1995 (see also Burrows et al, 2003) Reintroduction success of native mammals following predator control (arid)…”

The effect of fire on ant assemblages in the Gibson Desert Nature Reserve, Western Australia

“…However, the WA Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) has conducted comprehensive vegetation and vertebrate surveys in the Gibson Desert Nature Reserve (GDNR) in recent years. The vegetation studies were initiated 3 years prior to this study in order to determine the composition of plant species and the nature of the vegetation structure (Christensen and Burrows, 1994;Burrows et al, 2003). So far, vegetation surveys have been conducted in three main vegetation types in the GDNR.…”