
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kitchner, DJ 
T1  - Predictors of Vertebrate Species Richness in Nature Reserves in the Western Australian Wheatbelt
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 1982
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 7
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9820001 
N2  - Species of mammals (excluding bats), passerines and lizards in 20 nature reserves in the Western Australian wheatbelt were grouped according to whether they were recorded only in natural vegetation (u-species) or whether they also ocurred in disturbed situations (d-species). Species richness in the u-and d-groups related differently to reserve variables: for u-species it tended to be principally influenced by variables of reserve area and extent of associated uncleared land; for d-species by vegetation floristic and structure variables. Generally, u-species have a more vulnerable conservation status than d-species and are the major group of species for which nature reserves are established. The different pattern of response of the u- and d-species to variables in nature reserves highlights the need for more knowledge on the ecological, particularly habitat, requirements of species before ecological prerequisites for conservation measures are evaluated. 
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