https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Population ecology and viability of the green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea) https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13427 Wed 11 Apr 2018 17:02:19 AEST ]]> Modelling the population viability of a threatened amphibian with a fast life-history https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23928 Litoria aurea, which exhibits high temporal variability in population size due to its fast life-history traits. Projections of population size from the viability model were highly variable, and removing parametric uncertainty only slightly improved overall model certainty, thus demonstrating the limits of population viability analysis for predicting abundance in fast life-history species. Sensitivity analysis identified recruitment of adults, female survival, male survival and rate of maturity as having the most impact on population viability. This population viability model provides a starting point to incorporate future research findings and better elucidate the causes of local extinction in this species. This study also reinforces the importance of egg-juvenile survival for amphibian populations, but also exemplifies the variability of amphibian viability analyses for identifying important parameters. As a case study for amphibian conservation, this analysis shows the utility of population viability analyses for fast life-history species, even with incomplete knowledge of all life-history stages.]]> Tue 31 Jul 2018 16:35:16 AEST ]]> Interactive effects of climate change and fire on metapopulation viability of a forest-dependent frog in south-eastern Australia https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26627 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:26:50 AEDT ]]>