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Selected Publications

The list below gives a selection of publications relating to the Threatened Species research project at Shark Bay.

In addition to this, the Report on Threatened Shark Bay Marsupials (pdf file 1.2 Mb) is available on the CSIRO Web site.

  • Parsons, B., Short, J., and Calver, M. (2002). Evidence for male-biased dispersal in a reintroduced population of burrowing bettongs Bettongia lesueur at Heirisson Prong, Western Australia. Australian Mammology 24, 219-224.
  • Richards, J.D. and Short, J. (2003). Reintroduction of the western barred bandicoot to mainland Australia. Biological Conservation 109: 181-195.
  • Robley, A., Short, J., and Bradley, J.S. (2002). Do European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) reduce the fitness and survival of the burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur)? Wildlife Research 29; 423-429.
  • Short, J., Turner, B., and Risbey, D.A. (2002). Control of feral cats for nature conservation. III. Trapping. Wildlife Research 29; 475-487.
  • Short, J., Kinnear, J.E., and Robley, A. (2002). Surplus killing by introduced predators in Australia - evidence for ineffective anti-predator adaptations in native prey species? Biological Conservation 103, 283-301.
  • Richards, J.D., Short, J., Prince, R.I.T., Friend, A.J., and Courtenay, J.M. (2001). Biology of the banded and rufous hare-wallabies (Lagostrophus fasciatus and Lagorchestes hirsutus) (Diprotodontia : Macropodidae), on Dorre and Bernier Islands, Western Australia. Wildlife Research 28:311-322.
  • Richards, J.D., Copley, P.B. and Morris, K.D. (2001). The Wopilkara's Return. Nature Australia 26 (12): 52-61.
  • Robley, A.J., Short, J., and Bradley, J.S. (2001). Dietary overlap between the burrowing bettongs (Bettongia lesueur) and European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in semi-arid coastal Western Australia. Wildlife Research 28, 341-349.
  • Short, J. and Calaby, J.H. (2001). The status of Australian mammals in 1922 - collections and field notes of museum collector Charles Hoy. Australian Zoologist, 31:533-562.
  • Freegard, C. (2000). Age specific survival and fecundity of burrowing bettongs (Bettongia lesueur) at Heirisson Prong, Western Australia. Honours thesis, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.
  • Parsons, B.(2000). Spatial distribution and warren use of burrowing bettongs (Bettongia lesueur) at Heirisson Prong, Western Australia. Honours thesis, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.
  • Richards, J.D., Short, J., and Cane, B. (2000). A Short History of Community Involvement in the Heirisson Prong Endangered Mammal Research Project 1989 to 1999, and beyond .... . Useless Loop Community Biosphere Group, Inc.
  • Richards, J.D. and Short, J. (2000). Rare and endangered - banded hare-wallaby. Nature Australia. 26(10): 22-23
  • Risbey, D.A., Calver, M.C., Short, J., Bradley, J.S., and Wright, I.W. (2000). The impact of cats and foxes on the small vertebrate fauna of Heirisson Prong, Western Australia: II. A field experiment. Wildlife Research 27:223-235.
  • Risbey, D.A. (2000). The impact of cats and foxes on small terrestrial vertebrates and the control of feral cats at Heirisson Prong. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.
  • Robley, A.J. (2000). The comparative ecology of the burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur) and the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). PhD thesis, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.
  • Short, J. (2000). Reintroducing endangered mammals - the Heirisson Prong experience. In: Gillen, J.S., Hamilton, R., Low, W.A., and Creagh, C. Biodiversity and the reintroduction of native fauna to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, pp. 75-82. Bureau of Rural Science, Kingston, ACT.
  • Short, J. and Turner, B. (2000). Reintroduction of the burrowing bettong Bettongia lesueur (Marsupialia : Potoroidae) to mainland Australia. Biological Conservation 96: 185-196.
  • Visser, R. (2000). Relationships between reproductive rate, population density and diet in western barred bandicoots (Perameles bougainville) on Heirisson Prong. University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury.
  • Paton, A. (1999). The effects of grazing by sheep on the abundance of the sandhill frog, Arenophyryne rotunda. Honours thesis, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia.
  • Risbey, D.A., Calver, M.C., and Short, J. (1999). The impact of cats and foxes on the small vertebrate fauna of Heirisson Prong, Western Australia: I. Exploring potential impact using diet analysis. Wildlife Research 26:621-630.
  • Short, J. and Turner, B. (1999). Ecology of burrowing bettongs, Bettongia lesueur (Marsupialia : Potoroidae), on Dorre and Bernier Islands, Western Australia. Wildlife Research 26:651-669.
  • Calver, M.C, King, D.R., Risbey, D.A., Short, J. and Twigg, L.E. (1998). Ecological blunders and conservation: the impact of introduced foxes and cats on Australian native fauna. Journal of Biological Education 32:67-72.
  • Richards, J.D. (1998). Return of the natives. Australian Geographic 50:82-97.
  • Richards, J.D. and Short, J. (1998). Wedge-tailed eagle Aquila audax predation on endangered mammals and rabbits at Shark Bay, Western Australia. Emu 98:23-31.
  • Short, J., Richards, J.D. and Turner, B. (1998). Ecology of western barred bandicoots (Marsupialia : Peramelidae) on Dorre and Bernier Islands, Western Australia. Wildlife Research 25:567-586.
  • Short, J. (1998). The extinction of rat-kangaroos (Marsupialia: Potoroidae) in New South Wales, Australia. Biological Conservation 86:365-377.
  • Richards, J.D. and Short, J. (1997). Rare and endangered - western barred bandicoot. Nature Australia 25:20-21.
  • Risbey, D.A., Calver, M.C., and Short, J. (1997). Control of feral cats for nature conservation. I. Field tests of four baiting methods. Wildlife Research 24:319-326.
  • Short, J., Turner, B., Risbey, D.A. and Carnamah, R. (1997). Control of feral cats for nature conservation. II. Population reduction by poisoning. Wildlife Research 24:703-714.
  • Short, J., Turner, B., Majors, C. and Leone, J. (1997). The fluctuating abundance of endangered mammals on Bernier and Dorre Islands, Western Australia – conservation implications. Australian Mammalogy 20:53-61.
  • Sander, U., Short, J., and Turner, B. (1997). Social organisation and warren use of the burrowing bettong Bettongia lesueur (Macropodoidea: Potoroidae). Wildlife Research 24:143-157.
  • Richards, J.D. and Short, J. (1996). History of the disappearance of native fauna from the Nullarbor Plain through the eyes of long-time resident Amy Crocker. Western Australian Naturalist 21:89-96.
  • Morton, S.R., Short, J., and Barker, R.D. (1995). Refugia for Biological Diversity in Arid and Semi-arid Australia. A report to the Biodiversity Unit of the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories. CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, Canberra.
  • Short, J., Turner, B., Parker, S., and Twiss, J. (1994). Reintroduction of endangered mammals to mainland Shark Bay: a progress report. Pages 183-188 in: Serena, M. (Ed) Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, NSW.
  • Short, J. (1994). Reconstructing arid zone mammal faunas - beating the odds. Pages 280-299 in: Proceedings of the 19th Annual Environmental Workshop. Australian Mining Industry Council, Canberra.
  • Short, J. and Smith, A.P. (1994). Mammal decline and recovery in Australia. Journal of Mammalogy 75:288-297.
  • Short, J. and Turner, B. (1994). A test of the vegetation mosaic hypothesis: a hypothesis to explain the decline and extinction of Australian mammals. Conservation Biology 8:439-449.
  • Short, J. and Turner, B. (1993). The distribution and abundance of the burrowing bettong (Marsupialia: Macropodoidea). Wildlife Research 20:525-534.
  • Short, J., Bradshaw, S.D., Giles, J.R., Prince, R.I.T., and Wilson, G.R. (1992). Reintroduction of macropods (Marsupialia: Macropodoidea) in Australia - a review. Biological Conservation 62:189-204.
  • Short, J. and Turner, B. (1992). The distribution and abundance of the banded and rufous hare-wallabies, Lagostrophus fasciatus and Lagorchestes hirsutus. Biological Conservation 60:157-166.
  • Short, J. (1992). Rare and endangered - burrowing bettong. Australian Natural History 24:22-3

A full list of Dr Jeff Short’s publications is available as a pdf.

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This page last updated 29 September, 2005