Recovery and conservation of threatened species require adequate institutional responses. We tested an approach to systematically identify and measure how an institutional framework acknowledges threats and required responses for the recovery of endangered species. We measured institutional functional fit with a drivers-pressure-state-impacts-response (DPSIR) model integrated with a quantitative text mining method and qualitative analysis of statutory instruments to examine regulatory responses that support the recovery of 2 endangered species native to Australia, the bridled nailtail wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata) and the Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus). The key components of the DPSIR model were present in the institutional framework at statutory and operational levels, but some institutional gaps remained in the protection and recovery of the Eastern Bristlebird, including feral predator control, weed control, and grazing management in some locations. However, regulatory frameworks varied in their geographic scope and the application and implementation of many instruments remained optional. Quantitative text mining can be used to quickly navigate a large volume of regulatory documents, but challenges remain in selection of terms, queries of co-occurrence, and interpretation of word frequency counts. To inform policy, we recommend that quantitative assessments of institutional fit be complemented with qualitative analysis and interpreted in light of the sociopolitical and institutional context.

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评估制度适合保护受威胁物种

受威胁物种的恢复和保护需要适当的制度反应。我们测试了一种方法来系统地识别和衡量制度框架如何承认威胁以及恢复濒危物种所需的响应。我们使用驱动程序-压力-状态-影响-响应 (DPSIR) 模型与定量文本挖掘方法和法定工具的定性分析相结合来测量制度功能拟合，以检查支持恢复澳大利亚本土 2 种濒危物种的监管响应，缰绳小袋鼠 ( Onychogalea fraenata ) 和东部刺鸫 ( Dasyornis brachypterus )）。DPSIR 模型的关键组成部分存在于法定和操作层面的制度框架中，但在保护和恢复东部刺鸫方面仍存在一些制度差距，包括野生捕食者控制、杂草控制和某些地区的放牧管理。然而，监管框架的地理范围各不相同，许多文书的应用和实施仍然是可选的。定量文本挖掘可用于快速浏览大量监管文件，但在术语选择、共现查询和词频计数解释方面仍然存在挑战。为了为政策提供信息，我们建议对制度适应性的定量评估与定性分析相辅相成，并根据社会政治和制度背景进行解释。