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Abundant post‐fire recruitment and rapid seedling maturity emphasise regular burning is beneficial for conserving the Vulnerable Purple‐flowered Wattle (Acacia purpureopetala) Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Paul Williams, Andrew Ford, Eleanor Collins
SummaryPurple‐flowered Wattle (Acacia purpureopetala) has a Vulnerable status under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act (1992) and is listed as Critically Endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999). It grows in eucalypt woodlands of North Queensland. Its post‐fire response was examined to better understand its ecology and management requirements. Before
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Effectiveness of coral (Bilbunna) relocation as a mitigation strategy for pipeline construction at Hayman Island, Great Barrier Reef Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Adam K. Smith, Nathan Cook, Al Songcuan, Rachelle E. Brown, Gemma Molinaro, Julia Saper, Kristin Keane
SummaryCoral reef management techniques such as relocation and transplantation are increasingly implemented in the context of increasing coastal development and a global decline of coral reefs over the last 30 years. A 170 m submarine desalination pipeline was constructed in 2020 to discharge wastewater from the desalination plant for Hayman Island resort, Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia. Pre‐construction
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An assessment of potential herbivory impacts of a reintroduced marsupial in a predator‐free woodland sanctuary Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Luke S. O'Loughlin, Greg Baines, Emma Carlson, Claire Wimpenny, Rosie Cooney
SummaryFenced sanctuaries that exclude feral predators are critical for threatened species conservation. However, adaptive management of these sanctuaries requires careful consideration of the potential impact herbivore populations free from predation can have on the condition of native vegetation. The Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary in the Australian Capital Territory comprises Critically Endangered
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Australia's biodiversity crisis and the need for the Biodiversity Council Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Jaana Dielenberg, Sarah Bekessy, Graeme S. Cumming, Angela J. Dean, James A. Fitzsimons, Stephen Garnett, Teagan Goolmeer, Lesley Hughes, Richard T. Kingsford, Sarah Legge, David B. Lindenmayer, Catherine E. Lovelock, Rachel Lowry, Martine Maron, Jessica Marsh, Jan McDonald, Nicola J. Mitchell, Bradley J. Moggridge, Rachel Morgain, Patrick J. O'Connor, Jack Pascoe, Gretta T. Pecl, Hugh P. Possingham
Australia's Rich Biodiversity is in Crisis Australia is a mega-biodiverse region. Millions of years of geographical isolation have resulted in high species diversity and endemism. So far, >21 000 species of plants, 8000 species of vertebrates, and 110 000 species of insects and other invertebrates have been described (Chapman 2009). An exceptionally high percentage are endemic; 93% of flowering plants
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Lighting a pathway: Our obligation to culture and Country Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Jack Pascoe, Matthew Shanks, Bruce Pascoe, John Clarke, Teagan Goolmeer, Bradley Moggridge, Bhiamie Williamson, Maddison Miller, Oliver Costello, Michael-Shawn Fletcher
Conflict of Interest We would like to identify our cultural obligation to speak for Country and culture on behalf of our old people.
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Right fire for right Country: Integrating First Nations knowledge and Western science in land management Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Elle Bowd, David Lindenmayer
Conflict of Interest None.
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Highlighting the risk of environmental lead contamination for deer management in Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Jordan O. Hampton, Jason S. Flesch, Alexander S. Wendt, Simon D. Toop
Lead-based bullets used to shoot deer typically fragment. These toxic fragments are a threat to wildlife scavengers and human consumers of venison. Awareness of this issue is widespread internationally but limited in Australia. The aim of this research was to characterise deer carcass contamination via bullet fragmentation associated with lead-based and lead-free ammunition in a deer culling program
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Lessons learned implementing mineral accretion and coral gardening at Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Nathan Cook, Kailash Cook, Kaitlyn J Harris, Al Songcuan, Adam K Smith
The health and diversity of coral reefs are critically important to the stability and value of the marine tourism industry. Declines in coral reef health through climate change impacts and cyclones, and associated media coverage, have impacted tourism visitation. In January 2018, a major change in Australian Government policy included a Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program to investigate the best
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Evaluating remnant vegetation management practices adjacent to apple orchards to support native bee pollinators Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Amber L. Spronk, Greg R. Guerin, Irene Martín-Forés, Andrew J. Lowe, Katja Hogendoorn
Maintenance of a diverse pollinator community helps ensure resilience in pollination services. Fragments of woody and grassy vegetation in the vicinity of croplands have been shown to encourage the presence of crop-pollinating bees. However, to date, little attention has been given to the management practices that may enhance the presence of bees in such fragments. We investigated how the maintenance
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Performance of Felixer devices when faced with captive-held Spotted-tailed Quolls: Do they pose a risk to an endangered marsupial carnivore? Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Andrew W. Claridge, Guy A. Ballard, Elliott A.G. Luck, Peter J.S. Fleming
Feral Cats are widespread and common across Australia, preying upon a wide diversity and large quantity of vertebrates and invertebrates. Curbing their impacts demands developing new control methods, as existing techniques are only usually partially successful. One such new method is the Felixer, a device that uses a combination of sensors to differentiate Feral Cats from other fauna before delivering
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Monitoring and evaluation of Indigenous Land and Sea Management: An Indigenous-led approach in the Arafura Swamp, northern Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Otto Bulmaniya Campion, Mali Djarrbal, Charlie Ramandjarri, Gladys Womati Malibirr, Peter Djigirr, Margaret Dalparri, Dale Djanbadi, Roseann Malibirr, Mark Malibirr, Evonne Munuygu, Solomon O'Ryan, Florence Biridjala, Paul Bunbuyŋu, Neville Gulaygulay, Jonathan Yalandhu, Margaret Guwankil, Caleb Campion, Benjamin Campion, David Bidingal, Peter Guyula, Sammy Guyula, Michelle Guyula, Erica Ngurrwuthun
As Indigenous Land and Sea Management has grown in scope and scale, there has been increasing focus on monitoring and evaluation to foster learning, strengthen accountability and report on outcomes. A resurgence in Indigenous governance has led to recognition that Indigenous knowledge, law and governance systems are essential to successful conservation initiatives on Indigenous lands. Indigenous-led
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Carbon-based pelleting, soil ripping and herbicide application can be used to overcome plant recruitment barriers in Grey Stinkwood (Jacksonia furcellata) Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Vanessa S. Brown, Todd E. Erickson, Richard J. Hobbs, Stanley Mastrantonis, Alison L. Ritchie
Seed-based restoration efforts frequently experience limited success due to competition from invasive plant species and poor soil conditions. We aimed to alleviate these plant recruitment barriers through a combination of carbon-based seed enhancement technologies and commonly applied restoration management practices. Compared to non-pelleted (control) seeds, we tested seven seed enhancement technologies
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Finding the sweet spot in camera trapping: A global synthesis and meta-analysis of minimum sampling effort Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Nargol Ghazian, Christopher J. Lortie
Camera traps are one of the most common tools in wildlife and conservation biology. Sampling can document and measure animal presence and activity. Captures can be used to estimate population parameters such as presence, abundance, habitat suitability, and resident species richness of specific populations. Effective camera trapping is relevant to conservation for many reasons. For instance, they can
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Assessment of tree fern browsing by introduced Sambar Deer in south-eastern Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Ami Bennett
Browsing on tree ferns (Cyathea australis and Dicksonia antarctica) was assessed at Mt Toolebewong, Victoria, Australia, where a population of Sambar (Rusa unicolor), a large deer species, is known to occur and compared with tree fern browsing at Tarra-Bulga National Park, Victoria, where Sambar are uncommon. At Mt Toolebewong, 52% of surveyed tree ferns had been browsed, with most damage occurring
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Assessing the effectiveness of long-term monitoring of the Broad-toothed Rat in the Barrington Tops National Park, Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Charlotte Alley, Peter Beard, John Clulow, Andrea Griffin, Adam Fawcett, Geoffrey James, Matt W. Hayward
Biodiversity monitoring is crucial for effective conservation efforts. Effective monitoring allows managers to determine the status and trends of biodiversity, as well as the success of conservation actions. The population of the Broad-toothed Rats (Mastacomys fuscus) in the Barrington Tops National Park New South Wales, Australia has been monitored since 1999 via scat and live-trapping surveys. We
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Orchids with scarce occurrence records: The case of the endangered Botany Bay Bearded Greenhood Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Matthew Mo, Averill Wilson, Alice McGowan, Marie-Claire A. Demers, Greg L. Steenbeeke
Poorly studied species are potentially under-prioritised by conservation programmes due to knowledge gaps presenting barriers to informing effective management strategies. The Botany Bay Bearded Greenhood, Pterostylis sp. Botany Bay, is an example of a poorly studied plant that is listed as endangered under both Commonwealth and New South Wales legislation. This study reports on archival surveys from
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Old Man Saltbush mortality following fire challenges the resilience of post-mine rehabilitation in central Queensland, Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Phillip B. McKenna, Natasha Ufer, Vanessa Glenn, David Doley, Stuart Phinn, Peter D. Erskine
Landscape rehabilitation following mining is required to be resilient to disturbance impacts such as fire, drought and disease. As mining companies undergo the process of rehabilitation certification and mine closure, there are notable knowledge gaps on the ecological risks associated with mature rehabilitated landscapes, based largely on the assumption that rehabilitation is analogous to reference
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Promoting Indigenous-led restoration: The Seed and Nursery Industry Forum for Aboriginal Organisations, Northam, Western Australia, September 2022 Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-11 Christian Miller-Sabbioni, Stephen van Leeuwen, Andrew T. Knight, Kingsley Dixon, Shane Turner, Michael Just, Simone Pedrini
Bilya Bilya Koort Boodja Centre for Nyoongar Culture and Environmental Knowledge in Northam, Western Australia, was the location for this event where legislators, practitioners, academics, Nyoongar Elders, and key representatives for Traditional Steward groups gathered to discuss the current issues and future trajectory of the emerging Indigenous nursery sector, specifically the activities of native
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Coarse pine bark mulch as open surface cover fails to improve establishment of sown native grasslands Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Paul Gibson-Roy, John Delpratt, Greg Moore
This study was conducted across twelve agricultural locations in south-western Victoria, Australia, encompassing a range of soil types and climatic conditions. It investigated the addition of an open layer of coarse organic pine wood chip mulch (~70% surface cover) directly following direct seeding of native grassland species. The intent was to mimic positive effects of naturally occurring organic
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Observations on the utilisation of a restored wildlife corridor by echo-locating microbats in North Queensland's Wet Tropics Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Nigel Tucker, Greg Ford
Microbat studies are uncommon in the Wet Tropics of north-east Queensland, despite the group comprising 20% of the bioregion's mammal fauna. The significance of fragmentation and habitat connectivity to the echolocating insectivore group is unknown. Over a 12-month period in 2021–2022, microbat presence was recorded in a 25-year-old restored wildlife corridor 1.2 km in length. We deployed Anabat detectors
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Evaluating the Melbourne Strategic Assessment—Elegant on process, currently failing on implementation Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Kim W Lowe, Geoffrey Wescott
This paper provides a critical analysis of the development and current outcomes of Australia's first endorsed strategic assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, namely, the Melbourne Strategic Assessment. It covers progress towards protection of a number of Nationally Significant Species and Ecological Communities – most notably, the native grassland communities
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The business of biodiversity – What is needed for biodiversity markets to work Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-07 David Lindenmayer, Ben C. Scheele, Michelle Young, Michael Vardon
There has been considerable discussion in Australia about market-based initiatives with the potential to bring effective incentives and greater investment for farmers and other land managers to promote biodiversity conservation. These initiatives include biodiversity trading markets (also termed the nature repair market), stewardship schemes, certification programmes, sustainability frameworks, and
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State-wide prioritisation of vertebrate pest animals in Queensland, Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-02-16 Lana Harriott, Matt Amos, Michael Brennan, Peter Elsworth, Matthew Gentle, Malcolm Kennedy, Tony Pople, Joe Scanlan, James Speed, Olusegun O. Osunkoya
Invasive organisms are key drivers of environmental change globally. Both native and non-native species can become pests that require management or control. Vertebrate pest animals may cause a range of economic, environmental and social impacts for which various plans are developed at a local, state and national scale to aid their management. There are multiple vertebrate pest species in Australia
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Restored roadside grasslands provide an exciting template for road network conservation Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-02-16 Paul Gibson-Roy, Frank Carland
This innovative roadside restoration project aimed to replace two historic non-endemic block tree plantings with diverse native grassland. A secondary goal was to reintroduce populations of threatened species as part of the restorations (Button Wrinklewort; Clover Glycine; Hoary Sunray; and the Yam Daisy) Glycine latrobeana; Leucochrysum albicans subspr; i. The project applied what were at the time
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Black summer bushfires caused extensive damage to estuarine wetlands in New South Wales, Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-30 Tim M. Glasby, Peter T. Gibson, Roger Laird, Daniel S. Swadling, Gregory West
There is now considerable evidence that, as the climate continues to warm, bushfires are becoming more common and severe, particularly in regions such as south-eastern Australia. The extraordinary Australian bushfires over the summer of 2019/2020 resulted in the burning of habitats such as highland peat swamps and intertidal estuarine wetlands over unprecedented spatial scales. Across New South Wales
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Managing vertebrate pest Sambar Deer at low abundance in mountains Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-16 Stephanie Pulsford, Louisa Roberts, Mark Elford
Invasive species such as vertebrate herbivores cause threats to native ecosystems through causing changes to vegetation composition and structure, competition, ecosystem engineering, impacts on soil, and through spreading disease. In the mountainous country of Australia, Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor) are becoming an increasing threat to fragile and endangered ecosystems, which are also facing other significant
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Germinable soil seed bank of pasture, revegetation and remnant Cumberland Plain Woodland Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-15 E. Charles Morris
Revegetation of abandoned pasture by planting tree and shrub species has been undertaken in western Sydney to restore Cumberland Plain Woodland. This study investigated the germinable soil seed bank of pastures, revegetated areas and remnants to assess the potential of the seed bank to contribute to Cumberland Plain Woodland restoration. Soil cores were taken, air dried, sieved and spread out in germination
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An ecological assessment of Australia's first community oyster gardens Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-13 Lisa Boström-Einarsson, Francisco Martínez-Baena, Ben Diggles, Lauren Firby, Ian M. McLeod
Oyster gardening is a community-driven activity where oysters are grown in cages hanging off docks or other coastal infrastructure. Besides the provision of adult oysters for restoration programmes, oyster gardening may also support other ecosystem services such as providing habitat for fishes and invertebrates as well as encouraging community involvement and citizen science. Australia's first oyster
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Mitigating the effect of linear infrastructure on arboreal mammals in dense forest: A canopy bridge trial Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-12 Briony Mitchell, Lee Harrison, Joanne Ainley, Rodney van der Ree, Kylie Soanes
Roads and other linear infrastructure create treeless gaps that can limit the movement of non-flying, arboreal animals. These negative effects are particularly strong in dense forests, where even narrow infrastructure corridors represent a significant change in habitat structure. Artificial canopy bridges are an increasingly common approach to mitigating the barrier effect of roads and other linear
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Species and functional diversity of direct-seeded vegetation declines over 25 years Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-10 Joe Atkinson, Charlotte Simpson-Young, Graham Fifield, Barton Schneemann, Stephen P. Bonser, Angela T. Moles
The re-establishment of native vegetation on disturbed land has been adopted widely as a form of ecological restoration in the past few decades. It is often suggested that establishing native plantings will lead to increasing biodiversity at restoration sites over time. However, this prediction has not been tested over long periods. Now that some pioneering projects and monitoring programs have become
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The importance of stories in wildlife management Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-09 David R. Goyes
Storytelling shapes how we understand the world and act in it, including our interactions with nature. For instance, the oral stories Indigenous peoples around the world transmit from generation to generation about the sacred bond between humans and non-humans in the world establish a respectful relationship with ecosystems. However, we have yet to fully understand how stories shape conservation and
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Cultural burning, cultural misappropriation, over-simplification of land management complexity, and ecological illiteracy Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-09-23 David Lindenmayer, Elle Bowd
Conflict of Interest There are no conflicts of interest for this paper.
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Lessons learned from the use of rotenone to eradicate feral fish in two irrigation lakes in Western Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-09-18 Graham G. Thompson, Scott A. Thompson
An eradication program using rotenone was implemented primarily targeting a localised population of the feral Pearl Cichlid (Geophagus brasiliensis), and as a secondary objective to also remove the widespread Eastern Gambusia (Gambusia holbrooki) in two artificial lakes used for irrigation purposes in Byford, Western Australia (WA). Rotenone, applied at the approved rate (i.e. 0.25 ppm), failed to
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Monitoring populations and threats to range-restricted freshwater fishes: A case study of the Stocky Galaxias (Galaxias tantangara) Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-29 Tyrone H. Lavery, David B. Lindenmayer, Hugh Allan, Darren Southwell, John C. Z. Woinarski, Mark Lintermans
Monitoring is critical for conservation, to track the status of threatened species, assess the relative impacts of threats, inform management responses and prioritise them according to their efficacy. Globally, freshwater fish are impacted by a range of threats including deterioration in water quality, climate change, habitat loss and degradation, introduced predators and herbivores, and wildfire.
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Biodiversity on private land: Lessons from the Mid-Murray Valley in South-eastern Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-26 Wesley S. Ward, Jennifer Bond, Louise Burge, John Conallin, Colin (Max) Finlayson, Damian Michael, Shelley Scoullar, Michael Vanderzee, Adam Wettenhall
In this article, we use an autoethnographic approach to explore relationships between landholders and government agencies and natural resource management projects. We use this exploration to argue for a holistic, collaborative approach to decision making around the implementation of biodiversity conservation on private and public land. This approach aligns with principles underpinning reconciliation
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A bird occupancy estimator for land practitioners in the NSW South Western Slopes bioregion Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-07-13 Kassel Liam Hingee, David B. Lindenmayer, Daniel Florance, Angelina Siegrist
Biodiversity loss is a major issue internationally and within Australia, with major restoration efforts to recover native biota focussing on agricultural landscapes. We introduce a free new webtool, BirdCast [https://sustfarm.shinyapps.io/BirdCast/], for estimating the primarily native bird biodiversity in Box Gum Grassy Woodlands within the NSW South Western Slopes bioregion. The tool has potential
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Managing macropods without poisoning ecosystems Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Jordan O. Hampton, James M. Pay, Todd E. Katzner, Jon M. Arnemo, Mark A. Pokras, Eric Buenz, Niels Kanstrup, Vernon G. Thomas, Marcela Uhart, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Oliver Krone, Navinder J. Singh, Vinny Naidoo, Mayumi Ishizuka, Keisuke Saito, Björn Helander, Rhys E. Green
A recent review of the management of hyperabundant macropods in Australia proposed that expanded professional shooting is likely to lead to better biodiversity and animal welfare outcomes. While the tenets of this general argument are sound, it overlooks one important issue for biodiversity and animal health and welfare: reliance on toxic lead-based ammunition. Lead poisoning poses a major threat to
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Identifying and assessing assisted colonisation sites for a frog species threatened by chytrid fungus Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-03 Ben C. Scheele, Renee L. Brawata, Emily P. Hoffmann, Rachael Loneragan, Sarah May, Jennifer Pierson, Jarrod D. Sopniewski, Brenton von Takach
The intentional movement of species outside their indigenous range – assisted colonisation – is an emerging tool in conservation. Here, we outline the process developed to identify and assess candidate sites for assisted colonisation of the critically endangered Northern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne pengilleyi), a range-restricted species highly threatened by chytrid fungus. We first investigated
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Looking to the future, building on the past Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Andrew T. Knight, Tein McDonald
The social-ecological systems in which we live and work are highly dynamic, with change intrinsic and pervasive. It is this source of uncertainty that makes the use, conservation and restoration of nature so challenging, but it is also a source of much of the richness and inspiration that we find in nature. Change takes many forms: both in terms of the evolution of species, shifting ecological patterns
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Perspectives on research protocols on Indigenous conservation lands: Outcomes from a talking circle Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-04 Noel Preece, John Locke, Gerry Turpin
Ecological field researchers mostly work on other people's lands. Agreements to do this work are standard practice, but the way that researchers must approach and determine agreements is changing rapidly. The rise in agency of Indigenous peoples and the massive increase in Indigenous-owned and managed lands, coupled with the rise in other private- and corporate-owned conservation lands, have had direct
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Australian grassy community restoration: Recognizing what is achievable and charting a way forward Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Paul Gibson-Roy
Given the urgent need for revegetation to address the climate and biodiversity crises, Paul Gibson-Roy describes here how grassy ecosystem restoration technologies are ripe for scaling up. Buoyed by local and other examples of success he calls for action by regulators and the agricultural, land management and restoration sectors to refine legislation and tailor their environmental programs to, with
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The Mulloon Rehydration Initiative: The project’s establishment and monitoring framework Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Luke Peel, Peter Hazell, Tony Bernardi, Stephen Dovers, David Freudenberger, Carolyn Hall, Donna Hazell, Walter Jehne, Leah Moore, Gary Nairn
The Mulloon Rehydration Initiative is a case study highlighting the challenges of integrating research into a catchment scale land-repair project involving multiple landowners and partners. Starting with an innovative project in 2006 to install ‘leaky weirs’ on a single property, the project has now expanded to include stream rehabilitation works on 16 properties and aims to cover an area of 23,000 ha
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Evaluating methods for controlling feral cats that minimise non-target impacts at Taunton National Park (Scientific) Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-04 John Augusteyn, Barry Nolan
Feral Cat (Felis catus) (cat) is a predator of the Bridled Nail-Tailed Wallaby (BNTW) (Onychogalea frenata) living at Taunton National Park (Scientific) (Taunton). The aim of this study was to determine if traps and poison baits could be used to control feral cats without impacting non-target species at Taunton. The techniques trialled included poison fresh meat baits and several types of traps presented
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Learning together: developing collaborative monitoring of intertidal invertebrates in the Karajarri IPA, north-western Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-18 Matilda Murley, Ann Grand, Jane Prince, Karajarri Rangers
The Karajarri Indigenous Protected Area, in the south-west Kimberley, is home to vast intertidal rock platforms that form a culturally and ecologically important environment for Karajarri Traditional Owners and wider Bidyadanga community. Karajarri Rangers initiated a collaborative partnership with researchers to devise an intertidal invertebrate monitoring protocol to meet the requirements of their
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Recruitment and demographic structure of floodplain tree species in the Queensland Murray-Darling basin, Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-18 Michael R. Ngugi, Victor J. Neldner, Ralph M. Dowling, Jiaorong Li
Globally, floodplain and riparian forests are rapidly declining ecosystems due to anthropogenic influences coupled with a changing climate. In the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia, little is known about the demographic structural status and recruitment of floodplain and riparian tree species. The aim of this study is to provide a baseline assessment of the current demographic structure of the ecosystem-defining
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Recreational fishers contribute to path formation in subalpine vegetation Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-27 Busola Christianah Adedokun, James Barrie Kirkpatrick, Melinda Therese McHenry
The role of recreational fishers forming paths (routes of concentrated passage characterised by short vegetation or ground indentation) as they gain access to wilderness waterbodies has not been well documented in Australia. Recreational use for trout and tournament fly fishing has increased in the Central Plateau of Tasmania; therefore, it is important to determine the human contribution to path formation
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Lessons learned from small-scale coral outplanting intervention at a restoration site on the Great Barrier Reef Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-18 Nathan Cook, Adam Smith, Al Songcuan, Daniel Cassidy, Greta Sartori, Ian McLeod
Scientific, tourism and non-government organisations collaborated to design and undertake a small-scale coral outplanting intervention at Fitzroy Island, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), Cairns, Australia. Activities were implemented to assist recovery of a reef showing signs of reduced coral cover after recent coral bleaching and to trial potential for implementation of work of this kind by community
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Smoke and heat can increase germination of common wildflowers and grasses—implications for conservation and restoration of critically endangered grassy ecosystems Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-04 Joshua A. Hodges, Jodi N. Price, Adrienne B. Nicotra, Lydia K. Guja
Critically endangered grasslands and grassy woodlands were once widespread across south-eastern Australia. However, more than 200 years of European land use means less than 1% of their pre-European extent remains today. Conservation and restoration of these ecosystems involves reintroducing fire to periodically reduce competition and allow smaller species to establish. Furthermore, seeds of native
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Evaluating predictors of Ptunarra Brown Butterfly Oreixenica ptunarra abundance on a conservation reserve to refine future monitoring Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-04 Alex S. Kutt, Catherine R. Dickson, Joseph Quarmby, Denna Kingdom, Rowena P. Hamer
Grasslands are globally threatened ecosystems and provide habitat for multiple threatened species. For this reason, grassland management must employ strategies which can protect multiple species of conservation significance. We reviewed surveillance monitoring data collected on a private conservation reserve in Tasmania between 2014 and 2021 for the endangered Ptunarra Brown Butterfly (Oreixenica ptunarra)
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Synthesis of Australian cross-cultural ecology featuring a decade of annual Indigenous ecological knowledge symposia at the Ecological Society of Australia conferences Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-28 Emilie J. Ens, Gerry Turpin
Indigenous Australians are Australia’s first ecologists and stewards of land, sea and freshwater Country. Indigenous biocultural knowledge, as coded in story, song, art, dance and other cultural practices, has accumulated and been refined through thousands of generations of Indigenous tribal groups who have distinct cultural responsibilities for their ancestral estates. European colonisation of Australia
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Yarning up with Gerry Turpin – An Interview about Indigenous biocultural knowledges Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-28 Gerry Turpin, Liz Cameron
Aboriginal conversations usually take place around a fire, so that we can sit and immerse ourselves not only through talk but connect with Country. The act of yarning serves as a medium to establish and build respectful relationships, exchange stories and traditions and to preserve and pass on cultural knowledge. This interview with Ethnobotanist Gerry Turpin (Fig. 1) began like all other initial yarning
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Yarning up with Oliver Costello – An interview about Indigenous biocultural knowledges Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-28 Oliver Costello, Liz Cameron
This interview began like other initial yarning conversations on who we are and where we belong. Yarning serves as a medium to establish and build respectful relationships, exchange stories and traditions, and preserve and pass on cultural knowledge. The following discussion is with Oliver Costello, a Bundjalung man, from the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. Oliver was instrumental in creating
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Indigenous ecological knowledge systems – Exploring sensory narratives Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-28 Liz Cameron
There is little attention focused on how Indigenous Australian people engage with the environment and how other ecologists can include this interdisciplinary approach into their practice. Despite many ecologists' genuine desire to work across cultural fields together, there are some notable differences between Western and Indigenous ideologies. One of these principles involves an embodied process that
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Getting our Act together to improve Indigenous leadership and recognition in biodiversity management Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-28 Teagan Goolmeer, Anja Skroblin, Brendan A. Wintle
Increasingly scientists and policy makers are acknowledging the importance of Indigenous participation in effective biodiversity conservation. In Australia, the recognised Indigenous estate is vast, accounting for up to 57% of the continent and comprising some of the highest priority conservation lands, including 46% of the formal National Reserve System. The Environment Protection and Biodiversity
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How Dreaming and Indigenous ancestral stories are central to nature conservation: Perspectives from Walalkara Indigenous Protected Area, Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-28 Langaliki Robin, Kuntjupai Robin, Camerlenghi Ettore, Luke Ireland, Ellen Ryan-Colton
Nature conservation in both theory and practice is increasingly looking to understand different knowledge systems, including Indigenous worldviews, to achieve complementary conservation and socio-cultural goals. Here, we share stories from one of the longest running Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs), Walalkara IPA, by Langaliki Robin, daughter of the founders of the IPA, who reflected on her parents’
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Empowering young Aboriginal women to care for Country: Case study of the Ngukurr Yangbala rangers, remote northern Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-28 Cherry Wulumirr Daniels, , Shaina Russell, Emilie J. Ens
Globally, the role of women in conservation is gaining attention with increasing initiatives to support gender equity in environmental management and decision-making. In Australia, the role of Aboriginal women in natural and cultural resource management employed as rangers is also gaining recognition; however, female employment in this field remains underrepresented. This paper reflects on a cross-cultural
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Applying biocultural research protocols in ecology: Insider and outsider experiences from Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-28 Patrick Cooke, Monica Fahey, Emilie J. Ens, Margaret Raven, Philip A. Clarke, Maurizio Rossetto, Gerry Turpin
Collaborations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous scientific researchers are increasingly mandated by global to local conservation policy and research ethics guidelines. Breakdowns occur due to misunderstandings around expected protocols of engagement and cooperation, which are compounded by lack of broader awareness of differences in cultural values, priorities and knowledge systems. Using first-hand
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‘Right-way’ science: reflections on co-developing Indigenous and Western cross-cultural knowledge to support Indigenous cultural fire management Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-28 Michelle B. McKemey, Banbai Rangers, Yugul Mangi Rangers, Oliver Costello, John T. Hunter, Emilie J. Ens
Contemporary Indigenous cultural fire management facilitates opportunities for Indigenous peoples to connect to and manage their Country, as well as providing scope for research. Right-way science is defined as collaborative process of bringing Indigenous and Western scientific knowledge and methods together to create ethical, productive and mutually beneficial research. Five key requirements of right-way
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Pirra Jungku: Comparison of traditional and contemporary fire practices on Karajarri Country, Western Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-28 Edward M. J. Blackwood, Karajarri Rangers, Sam Bayley, Hamsini Bijlani, Rod J Fensham, Malcolm Lindsay, Ewan Noakes, Jackie Wemyss, Sarah Legge
Traditional fire practices in Australia’s deserts may have created mosaics of post-fire seral stages that benefitted some plants and animals. Managing fire to emulate the patterns produced by traditional burning practices is a common objective in contemporary conservation planning in Australia’s deserts. However, the extent to which traditional burning in deserts affected fire regimes across space
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Integrating scientific and Aboriginal knowledge, practice and priorities to conserve an endangered rainforest ecosystem in the Kimberley region, northern Australia Ecol. Manag. Restor. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-28 Malcolm Lindsay, Louise Beames, ,
Australia’s diverse plants and animals evolved for tens of thousands of years with Aboriginal biocultural knowledge, land management and cultural practice. The interdependency of this biocultural knowledge and land management practice is still ecologically relevant today but is only recently being acknowledged in mainstream scientific conservation management processes and research. We present an example