https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39283 Ostreobium spp., are responding to the skeletal morphology. This study highlights that the structure of a coral's skeleton could be used to predict the biomass of its resident endolithic biofilm.]]> Thu 21 Mar 2024 15:54:14 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:31415 Litoria aurea) to compare differences in microhabitat-use patterns in both a remnant and a constructed habitat. A detectability study was also conducted to determine detection probabilities among microhabitats. Key results: Aquatic vegetation was used more than expected in both the remnant and constructed habitats, and rock piles were utilised less than expected in the constructed habitat, despite their recommendation in most habitat templates. We found that detection probabilities altered the outcomes of abundance estimates for nearly all the measured microhabitat variables. Conclusions: Future management for this species should focus on providing high proportions of aquatic vegetation. Furthermore, although rock piles have been utilised greatly in past L. aurea habitat creation, placing large rocks on a managed site is expensive and time consuming. Future management initiatives may need to focus on providing smaller proportion of rocks, which would be a more appropriate use of resources. Implications: With conservation management projects increasing over the next few decades, understanding habitat use before implementing strategies should be a priority as it will provide important insights and inform decision-making for optimum habitat creation and restoration. Furthermore, accounting for detectability in microhabitat use studies is essential to avoid wrong conclusions that may negatively affect the success of ecological management strategies.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:43:55 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29598 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:32:11 AEDT ]]>