Arresting declines of arboreal mammals in the tropical savannas

该项目旨在评估一种假设，即树栖物种受到树洞丰度的限制，以及历史上强烈火灾频率的增加可能会减少树洞丰度。澳大利亚北部的哺乳动物数量严重减少，树栖物种是情况最差的物种之一。有大量轶事证据表明，空心丰度的下降是原因。该项目与西澳大利亚州公园和野生动物部在金伯利地区合作，该地区是澳大利亚大陆上最后一个哺乳动物动物群完好无损的地区，该项目旨在探索管理方案，以增加树栖哺乳动物的中空丹宁地点的可用性(例如火灾管理、人造巢箱)，并评估此类行动对澳大利亚北部哺乳动物种群的可能影响。

This project aims to evaluate the hypothesis that arboreal species are limited by the abundance of tree hollows, and that historical increases in the frequency of intense fires may be reducing hollow abundance. Northern Australia’s mammals are in severe decline, and arboreal species are among those that have fared worst. There is abundant anecdotal evidence that a decline in hollow abundance is the cause. Working with the Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife in the Kimberley, the last region on the Australian mainland with an intact mammal fauna, the project aims to explore management options for increasing the availability of hollow denning sites for arboreal mammals (e.g. fire management, artificial nest boxes), and evaluate the likely impact of such actions on mammal populations across northern Australia.