INTRODUCTION: Recent studies at sites in northern Australia have reported severe and
rapid decline of several native mammal species, notwithstanding an environmental context (…

Context Invasive predators are a key threat to biodiversity worldwide. In Australia, feral cats
are likely to be responsible for many extinctions of native mammal species in the south and …

Apex predators are fundamentally important in regulating many ecosystems, and perturbations
of their populations are frequently implicated in ecosystem declines or collapses. In …

Small mammal species are declining across northern Australia. Predation by feral cats Felis
sylvestris catus is one hypothesised cause. Most evidence of cat impacts on native prey …

Objectives: To identify and quantify deficiencies in the prescribing/ordering of inpatient and
discharge medications and determine strategies to address them. Design and setting: A …

A common approach to nature conservation is to identify and protect natural ‘assets’ such as
ecosystems and threatened species. While such actions are essential, protection of assets …

Theory suggests that a disproportionate loss of species occurs when total habitat cover
decreases to 10–30% of the landscape. To date, little empirical evidence has been collected to …

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scale from 0 to 100. I think that perhaps there may be better assessment methods. Anxiety-…

This article provides a context to, attempts an explanation for, and proposes a response to
the recent demonstration of rapid and severe decline of the native mammal fauna of Kakadu …

Background Insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus is one of the commonest
neurosurgical procedures worldwide. Infection of the implanted shunt affects up to 15% …