Macropod management is critical for recovery of Sheoak Grassy Woodlands on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. (2nd November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Freeman, Andrew; Pobke, Katrina
• Other Names: Read John L. guestEditor.; Coulson Graeme guestEditor.; Radford James Q. guestEditor.; Wilson George R. guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Ecological management & restoration. Volume 22(2021)Supplement 1
• Page Start: 44
• Page End: 49
• Publication Date: 2021-11-02
• Subjects: grassy ecosystems -- habitat restoration -- natural regeneration -- park management -- regeneration -- rehabilitation -- reserve management; Ecosystem management -- Periodicals; Restoration ecology -- Periodicals; 577.05
• DOI: 10.1111/emr.12478
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1442-7001

Abstract

Summary: The relative impacts of kangaroos ( Macropus and Osphranter spp.) and introduced mammalian herbivores on the success of two South Australian landscape‐scale vegetation restoration projects were investigated using herbivore exclusion plots, herbivore scat counts and spotlight counts. The results confirm that kangaroos in high abundance have replaced introduced herbivores as the major element in total grazing pressure that is preventing the recovery of degraded native vegetation communities. These projects demonstrate the need for monitoring and adaptive management of kangaroos for the success of rehabilitation programmes.