Density of a cryptic Australian small mammal: The threatened Julia Creek dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi)
Alice H. Bakker,
Charlotte R. Patterson,
Greg Mifsud
et al.
Abstract:Globally, hundreds of mammal species face the threat of extinction in the coming decades, and in many cases, their ecology remains poorly understood. Fundamental ecological knowledge is crucial for effective conservation management of these species, but it is particularly lacking for small, cryptic mammals. The Julia Creek dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi), a threatened, cryptic carnivorous marsupial that occurs in scattered populations in the central west of Queensland, Australia, was once so poorly studied that… Show more
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