anil 111 only Rye QUI "I H) individual 



suiMvs cttrned (Jul m nilicr distfids 



h,.\o no Bush-rats been eaughl. In 

 three ol these the Ulack-ral (ROUUi 

 f&luii] was present. 



In seven tlilTercnt regions simi- 

 larly surveyed by the Group (See- 

 beck. Fraukenbere and Hampton. 

 lyftS: Fryer .uul Tcmhy, \W>. 

 Hampton and Scchcck. IU70 and un 

 published dalal K Inui/ns has oceu 

 pied ol all naps set and has 



aeeounied lor 7V.V:J of all n.iinv 

 animals QBUgtlt, In ihe Brisbane 

 Ranges the Black rai was found onlv 

 in one, very inhospitable area and as 

 there were no indications of SeVfcpC 

 predation, I no boxes Vi Mfe one 

 Boohook and one lawnv I logmouth 

 were recorded) it is supposed that 

 some key ecological I actor has pre- 

 vented colonisation hy /?. /i«r/>e.v. 

 This might be the absence of an 

 essential nutrient, the presence of 

 toxic plants or merely the lack of 

 sutiicieul damp and well-covered 

 habitat. 



Thus, m general, the Brisbane 

 Ranges appear to be more hospitable 

 to kangaroo, wallaby and Koala di m 

 they lire to most other species of 

 native mammal. 



Avkm>\\lfda>nentt 



The following were Ihe rfKWnfcMS 

 of the Mammal Survev croup wl 

 work provided the data upon which 

 this paper is based: 



R Dale, G. Douglas. R Frvc. t>. 

 Hacketl. J. Hampton, P, I Ionian, A. 

 Howard, C. Hutchinson, A I cur-.. 

 D, Munro, D. Poison. O Reeves. A 

 Simon, M. laylor. I. lembv. and 

 I, Wolfeudcn. 



Fiom the Gcclong Field Nat 

 lists ( lub. G ("arr, G. li.mui ;h 

 I I'escotl llSO assisted wnh ih c , 

 surveys and considerable help ^ 

 anahsis of the vegetation was 

 by N Sca.lcll ul the School ol Bol,.;,. 

 ol die University ?i Melbourne. 



Ihe (uonp wishes lo thank % 

 Gcclong Sewerage and Water In, 

 tor permission to enter Ihe vvatc 

 icservc I c|iupment used ut thus 

 surveys was purchased from .1 bji 

 made by ihe M. A. Ingram TrM 

 Nalive mammals weie handled 11114 

 Ihe provisions ol a pel mil issued k 

 ihe Fisheries and Wildlife Depaj 

 nieui of Victoria and our lli.ink'. ,, , 

 expressed to the stall of dial dep;,r 

 mem fot their assisiauce and ci 

 opt lahoil ill this work I iki Mui 

 ,ekas dtew the map .aid I. rv. Hem, 1 

 sler, .1. H, Seeheek and IX Mnr,i 

 read the manuscript 



Ri 11 HI SI I N 



Aimn. ( \f$i] ■•Ihe Hisioiv ol Stoi, 

 lit?, ISt5l'^l", Ihe SI. Aniat 

 \l. ...is ', Nil 



I ivvr, R. ami l. mhv, I. ( V, 

 Mammal Survey ol Stockman's K, 

 vvaid. I n/ NOI. W 



fflWMOth ' W. p. ami Seeheek. I. I 

 (l'.»7(l) "Mammals of ihe RiJdc 

 District" WW. rVlrf »7. iv:-;<M. 1 



Maiunelcv, A H T I I'M I) Note I 

 Vhl. ,V,n M. 49 50. 



McK.nlay. B. I I 1969), Steiylit/ - 



OctltHig't Eldniwfo" vnt c.cciot.. 



Advertiser". 27/12 l%s\ p. I''. 

 See heck. I II.. Hankenbcrg. J. aiR 

 Hampton. J w r. fl9«J, i f 



Mammal pMftN ..I I.atlimui la' rfe 

 Wit. »5, 1X4- 193. 

 Woolley, P (1966). "Reproduction 

 IfffcvAfouj spp. ami other Oasyiiu. 

 marsupials". Svrnpos /oof No 

 I on. No is. pp. 28129.1. 



Flowers and Plants <.r VietoHu in Colour 



Cop.es ul .his excellent book arc still ava.lable. and of cou.se would make' 

 wonderful gift. They arc obtainable Irom the F.N.C.V. Treasurer, Mr. D- Mclnnh 



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