https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48525 Loxodonta africana) in the Borderland region between Kenya and Tanzania. Results: The results of this study confirm that the resistance-based connectivity model is a valid approach for predicting movement corridors for the African elephant. We show that high connectivity values are a strong predictor of the presence of large numbers of the elephants across the years. The probability of observing elephants increased with increasing connectivity values, while accounting for seasonality is an important factor for accurately predicting movements from connectivity models. Conclusion: Movement corridors derived from resistance-based connectivity models have a strong predictive power and can be successfully used in spatial conservation prioritization.]]> Tue 21 Mar 2023 13:31:40 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39620 Eucalyptus camaldulensis lower in the floodplain. Methods: We conduct the first detailed mapping of habitat change in two of the largest forested wetlands in inland Australia, comparing wet and dry hydrological phases. Detailed photogrammetry, supported by extensive ground survey, allowed the interpretation of high resolution aerial photography to vegetation community level. Results: We found a consistent pattern of decline in non-woody vegetation, particularly amongst grasses utilising the C₄ photosynthetic pathway. The C₄ grasses Pseudoraphis spinescens and Paspalum distichum showed steep declines in the Barmah Millewa and Macquarie Marshes respectively, being replaced by River Red Gum E. camaldulensis. C₃ sedges proved more resilient in both systems. Conclusions: Our results suggest that a pattern of tree expansion into non-woody wetland vegetation, characteristic of wetlands across the globe, is a major habitat structural change in the Australian floodplain wetlands studied. Projected hydrological impacts of climate change are likely to further restrict wetland grass foraging habitat in these semi-arid floodplain wetlands.]]> Tue 09 Aug 2022 14:59:18 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54777 Mon 11 Mar 2024 15:21:11 AEDT ]]>