Journal article
Seasonal Movement Patterns of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo in Southern Queensland
Australian Wildlife Research, Vol.9(3), pp.373-387
1982
Abstract
A 2-y study was made of seasonal movement patterns of the eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus Shaw, in the Warwick district of south-eastern, and the Bollon district of south-western, Queensland. Faecal pellet counts were used to obtain indices of kangaroo usage of cleared country adjacent to cover. Kangaroos were sensitive to changes in forage status, particularly pasture phenology. As quality and quantity of forage reserves declined, animals made progressively greater use of cleared areas. This resulted in marked seasonal changes in distribution patterns. Of the variables quantified (rainfall, soil moisture storage and pasture growth), rainfall provided the best correlations with kangaroo usage of cleared country, explaining 55% (P = 0.002) of the variation in distribution at Warwick and 91% (P = 0.001) of that at Bollon
Details
- Title
- Seasonal Movement Patterns of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo in Southern Queensland
- Authors
- Greg J E Hill (Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication details
- Australian Wildlife Research, Vol.9(3), pp.373-387
- Publisher
- C S I R O Publishing
- Date published
- 1982
- DOI
- 10.1071/WR9820373
- ISSN
- 0310-7833
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Vice-Chancellor and President
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449075802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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