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ItemThe Cape Woolamai faunal reserve: a study of the physical geography and ecology as a basis for conservation management( [1969])This thesis is presented in the form of a report on a Reserve, similar to the kind prepared for National Nature Reserves in Britain as outlined by Ovington (1964) and Eggeling (1964), and is intended as a basis for the preparation of a Management Plan for the Cape Woolamai Faunal Reserve, Victoria. The thesis does not set out to solve any specific problem the aim is to present data which are relevant to the problem of how this Reserve should be managed. The Plan falls into three parts. The first section provides background information, the second, objectives, sets out the objects of management, the third, contains proposals for future management. Part 1 consists of seven chapters. Chapter 1, on general Information, describes the locality, size and main features of interest, and also traces the historical land-use leading to the establishment of the Reserve. Chapter 2 describes the climate and Chapters 3, 4 and 5, the physical geography with maps on the geology, geomorphology and soil. Chapter 6 describes the main vegetation formation and includes a preliminary floristic list. Chapter 7 on the Shorttailed Shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris, traces the population history of the bird and includes a series of experiment on vegetation regeneration, breeding success and stability of breeding burrows. The distribution of Shearwater breeding colonies is mapped and the breeding bird population on the Reserve estimated. Part II consists of Chapter 8 which outlines the type of management and research desired, based on available information on the Reserve. Part III prescrlbes suitable management and research programmes for the Cape Woolamai Faunal Reserve.