Urban expansion is a major cause of land use change and presents a significant threat to biodiversity worldwide. Agricultural land is often acquired by local councils and developers to expand urban growth boundaries and establish new housing estates. However, many agricultural landscapes support high biodiversity values, especially farmlands that feature mosaics of native vegetation and keystone habitat such as hollow‐bearing trees. In south‐eastern Australia, many arboreal marsupials including the threatened Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) have populations within peri‐urban zones of expanding rural cities. A key challenge to planners, developers and conservation organisations is the need to maintain habitat for locally rare and threatened species as land undergoes changes in management. Critical to the sustainable development of peri‐urban landscapes is a thorough understanding of the distribution, habitat requirements and resources available to maintain and improve habitat for species dependent on limited resources such as tree cavities. In this management report, we present background information on an integrated research programme designed to evaluate potential impacts of urban development on fauna in the Albury Local Government Area, NSW. We mapped hollow‐bearing trees, erected nest boxes and monitored arboreal marsupials. Information presented in this report provides a blueprint for monitoring arboreal marsupials, including threatened species in other developing regions, and will assist the Albury‐Wodonga local governments in future planning of sustainable living environments.

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澳大利亚东南部的Albury-Wodonga地区的树木有袋动物的保护

城市扩张是土地利用变化的主要原因，并且对全世界的生物多样性构成了重大威胁。地方议会和开发商经常收购农业用地，以扩大城市增长的边界并建立新的居住区。但是，许多农业景观都具有很高的生物多样性价值，特别是具有原生植被和基石栖息地（例如空心树）马赛克的农田。在澳大利亚东南部，许多树栖有袋动物包括受威胁的松鼠滑翔机（Petrarus norfolcensis））的人口在不断扩展的农村城市的郊区地区。规划者，开发商和保护组织面临的主要挑战是，随着土地管理方式的变化，需要维护当地稀有和受威胁物种的栖息地。对于城市周边景观的可持续发展至关重要的是，充分了解分布，栖息地要求和可用于维持和改善依赖树洞等有限资源的物种的栖息地的资源。在本管理报告中，我们介绍了一项综合研究计划的背景信息，该研究计划旨在评估新南威尔士州奥尔伯里地方政府区域内城市发展对动物区系的潜在影响。我们绘制了空心树，竖立的巢箱并监测树木有袋动物的地图。