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Species Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867

Leadbeater's Possum

 

Distribution

States

Victoria


Extra Distribution Information

Central highlands only.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Vic: Australian Alps (AA), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

Ecological Descriptors

Arthropod-feeder, crepuscular, gregarious, insectivorous, montane, nocturnal, predator, tall open forest.

Extra Ecological Information

Also feeds on manna and gums, restricted to Mountain Ash forests.

 

General References

Edwards, D. & Westerman, M. 1992. DNA-DNA hybridisation and the position of Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy) in the family Petauridae (Marsupialia: Diprotodontia). Australian Journal of Zoology 40: 563-571

Harley, D.K.P. 2005. The life history and conservation of Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) in lowland swamp forest. Unpublished PhD. Thesis. Melbourne: Monash University.

Jelinek, A., Cameron, D., Belcher, C. & Turner, L. 1995. New perspectives on the ecology of Lake Mountain : the discovery of Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy in sub-alpine woodland. Victorian Naturalist 112: 112-115

Lindenmayer, D. 1996. Wildlife and woodchips: Leadbeater's possum - A test case for sustainable forestry. Sydney : Universitry of New South Wales Press.

Lindenmayer, D.B., Cunningham, R.B., Tanton, M.T., Nix, H.A. & Smith, A.P. 1991. The conservation of arboreal marsupials in the montane ash forests of the central highlands of Victoria, south-east Australia: III. The habitat requirements of Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri and models of the diversity and abundance of arboreal marsupials. Biological Conservation 56: 295-315

Lindenmayer, D.B., Cunningham, R.B., Tanton, M.T. & Smith, A.P. 1990. The conservation of arboreal marsupials in the montane ash forests of the central highlands of Victoria, south-east Australia: II. The loss of trees with hollows and its implications for the conservation of Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy (Marsupialia: Petauridae). Biological Conservation 54: 133-145

Lindenmayer, D.B., Cunningham, R.B., Tanton, M.T. & Smith, A.P. 1990. The conservation of arboreal marsupials in the montane ash forests of the central highlands of Victoria, south-east Australia: II. The loss of trees with hollows and its implications for the conservation of Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy (Marsupialia: Petauridae). Biological Conservation 54: 133-145

Lindenmayer, D.B., Cunningham, R.B. & Donnelly, C.F. 1994. The conservation of arboreal marsupials in the montane ash forests of the central highlands of Victoria, southeastern Australia: VI. Tests of the performance of models of nest tree and habitat requirements of arboreal marsupials. Biological Conservation 70: 143-147

Lindenmayer, D.B., Lacy, R.C., Thomas, V.C. & Clark, T.W. 1993. Predictions of the impacts of changes in population size and environmental variability in Leadbeater's possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy (Marsupialia : Petauridae) using population viability analysis : an application of the computer program VORTEX. Wildlife Research 20: 67-86

Lindenmayer, D.B., Nix, H.A., McMahon, J.P., Hutchinson, M.F. & Tanton, M.T. 1991. The conservation of Leadbeater's possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (McCoy): a case study of the use of bioclimatic modelling. Journal of Biogeography 18: 371-383

Lindenmayer, D.B., Nix, H.A., McMahon, J.P. & Hutchinson, M.F. 1990. Bioclimatical modelling and wildlife conservation and management - a case study on Leadbeater's possum. pp. 253-273 in Clark, T.W. & Seebeck, J.H. (eds). Management and conservation of small populations. Brookfield : Chicago Zoological Society 295 pp.

Lindenmayer, D.B., Smith, A.P., Craig, S.A. & Lumsden, L.F. 1989. A survey of the distribution of Leadbeater's possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy in the central highlands of Victoria. Victorian Naturalist 106: 174-178 (Corrected Appendix appears as Vict. Nat. 107: 136-137)

Lindenmayer, D.B., Tanton, M.T. & Cunningham, R.B. 1991. A critique of the use of nest boxes for the conservation of Leadbeater's possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy. Wildlife Research 18: 619-624

Lindenmayer, D.B. & Cunningham, R.B. 1997. Patterns of co-occurrence among marsupials in the forests of central Victoria, southeastern Australia. Australian Journal of Ecology 22: 340-346

Lindenmayer, D.B. & Dixon, J.M. 1992. An additional historic record of Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, prior to the 1961 rediscovery of the species. Victorian Naturalist 109: 217-218

Lindenmayer, D.B. & Lacy, R.C. 1995. Metapopulation viability of Leadbeater's possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri, in fragmented old-growth forests. Ecological Applications 5: 164-182

Lindenmayer, D.B. & Meggs, R.A. 1996. Use of den trees by Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri). Australian Journal of Zoology 44: 625-638

Lindenmayer, D.B. & Norton, T.W. 1993. The conservation of Leadbeater's possum in southeastern Australia and the northern spotted owl in the Pacific North-west of the USA: management issues, strategies and lessons. Pacific Conservation Biology 1: 13-18

Lindenmayer, D.B. & Possingham, H.P. 1995. Modelling the impacts of wildfire on the viability of metapopulations of the endangered Australian species of arboreal marsupial, Leadbeater's possum. Forest Ecology and Management 74: 197-222

Lindenmayer, D.B. & Possingham, H.P. 1995. Modelling the viability of metapopulations of the endangered Leadbeater's possum in southeastern Australia. Biodiversity and Conservation 4: 984-1018

Lindenmayer, D.B. & Possingham, H.P. 1995. The conservation of arboreal marsupials in the montane ash forests of the central highlands of Victoria, south-eastern Australia. 7. Modelling the persistence of Leadbeater's possum in response to modified timber harvesting practices. Biological Conservation 73: 239

Lindenmayer, D.B. & Possingham, H.P. 1996. Modelling the inter-relationships between habitat patchiness, dispersal capability and metapopulation persistence of the endangered species, Leadbeater's possum, in south-eastern Australia. Landscape Ecology 11: 79-105

Lindenmayer, D.B. & Possingham, H.P. 1996. Ranking conservation and timber management options for Leadbeater's possum in southeastern Australia using population viability analysis. Conservation Biology 10: 235-251

Macfarlane, M.A. & Loyn, R.H. 1994. Management for the conservation of Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) - a reply. Pacific Conservation Biology 1: 84-86 [with response by D.B. Lindenmayer]

Macfarlane, M.A. & Seebeck, J.H. 1991. Draft management strategies for the conservation of Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri, in Victoria. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Technical Report Series No 111. 67 pp.

Maxwell, S., Burbidge, A.A. & Morris, K. 1996. The 1996 Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes. Canberra : Wildlife Australia 234 pp.

Smales, I.J. 1994. The discovery of Leadbeater's possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, resident in a lowland swamp woodland. Victorian Naturalist 111: 178-181

Smith, A. 1984. Demographic consequences of reproduction, dispersal and social interaction in a population of Leadbeaters possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri). pp. 359-373 in Smith, A. & Hume, I. (eds). Possums and Gliders. Sydney : Surrey Beatty & Sons, Australian Mammal Society 598 pp.

Smith, A. 1984. Diet of Leadbeaters possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (Marsupialia). Australian Wildlife Research 11: 265-273

Smith, A. 1995. Leadbeater's Possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri. pp. 224-226 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Smith, A.P., Nagy, K.A., Fleming, M.R. & Green, B. 1982. Energy requirements and water turnover in free-living Leadbeater's possums, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (Marsupialia: Perauridae). Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 737-749

Smith, A.P. & Lee, A.K. 1984. The evolution of strategies for survivial and reproduction in possums and gliders. pp. 17-33 in Smith, A. & Hume, I. (eds). Possums and Gliders. Sydney : Surrey Beatty & Sons, Australian Mammal Society 598 pp.

Smith, A.P. & Lindenmayer, D. 1988. Tree hollow requirements of Leadbeater's possum and other possums and gliders in timber production ash forests of the Victorian central highlands. Australian Wildlife Research 15: 347-362

Smith, A. P. & Lindenmayer, D. 1992. Forest succession, timber production and conservation of Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri Marsupialia: Petauridae). Forest Ecology and Management 49: 311-332

Smith, M.J. 1984. The reproductive system and paracloacal glands of Petaurus breviceps and Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (Marsupialia: Petauridae). pp. 321-330 in Smith, A. & Hume, I. (eds). Possums and Gliders. Sydney : Surrey Beatty & Sons, Australian Mammal Society 598 pp.

 

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