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University of Wollongong

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

2005

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Effects Of Javan Rusa Deer (Cervus Timorensis) On Native Plant Species In The Jibbon-Bundeena Area, Royal National Park, New South Wales, David Keith, Belinda Pellow Jan 2005

Effects Of Javan Rusa Deer (Cervus Timorensis) On Native Plant Species In The Jibbon-Bundeena Area, Royal National Park, New South Wales, David Keith, Belinda Pellow

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A reconnaissance survey and exclosure experiment were carried out to examine the effects of Javan rusa deer on native flora and vegetation in Royal National Park on the southern outskirts of Sydney, Australia. Of 78 native plant species examined during the survey, only nine showed no evidence of vertebrate herbivory or physical damage and the majority of these plants were ferns and sedges. The other 69 species showed effects that included defoliation (young and/or old leaves), removal of shoots, bark-stripping, stem breakages and destruction or consumption of reproductive material. These effects varied in severity between species and from place to …


A New Species Of Goodenia (Goodeniaceae) From Nocoleche Nature Reserve, Far Western Plains, New South Wales, Belinda J. Pellow, John L. Potter Jan 2005

A New Species Of Goodenia (Goodeniaceae) From Nocoleche Nature Reserve, Far Western Plains, New South Wales, Belinda J. Pellow, John L. Potter

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Goodenia nocoleche was cultivated in sediment collected from a freshwater temporary wetland in Nocoleche Nature Reserve. Here it is newly described and illustrated with additional notes on its ecology.