Table 5.
Common tree species used by Ross River virus seropositive and seronegative koalas across both study areas.
| Seropositive Koalas | Seronegative Koalas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree species | % of animal relocations | # of relocations | Tree species | % of animal relocations | # of relocations |
| Eucalyptus tereticornis (blue gum) | 27.51 | 6799 | Eucalyptus tereticornis (blue gum) | 38.61 | 2218 |
| Eucalyptus siderophloia (grey ironbark) | 13.27 | 3279 | Eucalyptus siderophloia (grey ironbark) | 23.32 | 1340 |
| Eucalyptus racemosa (scribbly gum) | 8.66 | 2141 | Corymbia intermedia (pink bloodwood) | 7.42 | 426 |
| Corymbia intermedia (pink bloodwood) | 5.73 | 1417 | Melaleuca quinquenervia (paperbark) | 6.18 | 355 |
| Cinnamomum camphora (camphor laurel) | 4.56 | 1127 | Casuarina glauca (she-oak) | 4.09 | 235 |
| Eucalyptus grandis (flooded gum) | 4.16 | 1028 | Eucalyptus moluccana (gum-topped box) | 2.68 | 154 |
| Melaleuca quinquenervia (paperbark) | 4.05 | 1002 | Eucalyptus racemosa (scribbly gum) | 2.30 | 132 |
| Eucalyptus moluccana (gum-topped box) | 3.69 | 911 | Corymbia citriodora (spotted gum) | 2.11 | 121 |
| Casuarina glauca (she-oak) | 3.38 | 835 | Lophostemon confertus (brushbox) | 2.00 | 115 |
| Lophostemon confertus (brushbox) | 2.64 | 652 | Lophostemon suaveolens (swampbox) | 1.38 | 79 |
Tree use is represented by the percentage (mean) of animal relocations during which a koala was observed on an individual tree species.