The effects of habitat fragmentation on dispersal and social organisation in the Brown Antechinus

栖息地碎片化对棕色蚂蚁的扩散和社会组织的影响。本土栖息地的碎片化继续威胁着澳大利亚物种，但我们对导致灭绝的过程知之甚少。这项研究将描述人类诱导的栖息地碎片化对棕色安特希乌斯的社会组织和扩散的影响。我们将结合遗传和人口统计分析来量化和描述栖息地碎片内社会结构和交配系统的扰动，以及它们之间的扩散。图穆特松树种植园内的本地植被拼接提供了一个理想的自然实验研究系统，并将产生在人类干扰下合理管理景观所必需的数据。

The effects of habitat fragmentation on dispersal and social organisation in the Brown Antechinus. Fragmentation of native habitat continues to threaten Australian species, yet we have little understanding of processes leading to resulting extinctions. This study will characterise the effects of human-induced habitat fragmentation on social organisation and dispersal in Brown Antechinus. We will use a combination of genetic and demographic analyses to quantify and describe perturbation of social structure and mating system within habitat fragments, and of dispersal among them. The patchwork of native vegetation within the Tumut pine plantation provides an ideal natural experimental study system and will produce data essential for rational management of landscapes in the face of human disturbance.