Figure 1.
Map of study area (inset: map of Australia indicating relative location of Empire Bay). Stars represent harp trapping locations within coastal swamp forest habitat (dark grey). Saltmarsh and mangrove habitats (light grey) are visible around Cockle Bay.
Figure 2.
Spread of habitats in study area.
Typical GIS output illustrating spread of habitats in the study area and the foraging locations (‘used habitat’) used to construct foraging ranges (‘available habitat’).
Table 1.
Mosquito species and their total abundances in saltmarsh and coastal swamp forest during February 2010 and March 2010.
Figure 3.
Nightly Aedes vigilax abundance.
Mean nightly abundance of the Ae. vigilax in saltmarsh and coastal swamp forest during February 2010 and March 2010. * Indicates interaction effect.
Table 2.
Total insect biomass (g) collected in light traps in saltmarsh and coastal swamp forest during February 2010 and March 2010.
Figure 4.
Mean nightly insect biomass and insect biomass separated by taxa or size during February 2010 and March 2010 in: a) saltmarsh and b) coastal swamp forest. Error bars represent ±1 standard error from the mean.
Figure 5.
Habitat availability and use in February 2010.
Percentage of available and used habitat in February 2010.
Table 3.
Ranking matrices for V. vulturnus in February 2010 and March 2010, based on comparisons of the proportions of locations for each bat in each habitat type with the proportion of each habitat type available within the bat's foraging range (95% KDE).
Figure 6.
Habitat availability and use in March 2010.
Percentage of available and used habitat in March 2010.