A5036598141- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Plant and animal studies
- Forest Management and Policy
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Education and Military Integration
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Socioeconomics of Resources and Conservation
- Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Legal Issues in South Africa
NSW Department of Planning and Environment
2016-2024
NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
2024
Government of New South Wales
2018-2020
UNSW Sydney
2007-2020
NSW Environment and Heritage
2012-2019
Bush Heritage Australia
2019
Macquarie University
2010-2018
Environmental Earth Sciences
2007
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In a global environment of increasing species extinctions and decreasing availability funds with which to combat the causes biodiversity loss, maximising efficiency conservation efforts is crucial. The only way ensure maximum return on investment incorporate cost, benefit likelihood success actions into decision-making in systematic objective way. Here we report application Project Prioritization Protocol (PPP), first implemented by New Zealand Government, target prioritize threatened South...
ABSTRACT Climate change will have profound and unexpected impacts on biodiversity in the future. These could potentially be mitigated through adaptive responsive conservation planning, but it remains unclear how adaptation opportunities can harnessed careful planning of present‐day activities. Here, we show that use flexible strategies exploit for climate mitigate risks without increasing total costs. We estimate value allowing delays investments protecting habitats iconic threatened koala (...
Abstract Manipulating resource availability to assess the strength and effects of limitation on an animal population is relatively straightforward, thus, common in scientific literature. Resource quality, however, rarely manipulated, as this requires a priori knowledge relationship between some measurable variation individual preference and/or fitness. Recent research nest‐site selection was used inform design custom‐built nest‐boxes for endangered hollow‐nester, Gouldian finch ( Erythrura...
Abstract With inadequate resources to manage the threats facing biodiversity worldwide, achieving projected management outcomes is critical for efficient resource allocation and species recovery. Despite this, conservation plans mitigate rarely articulate likelihood of success. Here we develop a general value information approach quantify impact uncertainty on 20 threatening processes affecting 976 listed communities. To our knowledge, this most comprehensive quantification impacts threat...
Abstract Effective private land conservation strategies that consider both landholder preferences and future climatic conditions are critical for preserving biodiversity ecosystem services. Yet, the interaction relative importance of these factors planning performance is unknown. Here, we assess considering climate change prioritising locations tenders to recruit landholders covenants. To achieve this develop a framework accounts tender process optimise investment across regions apply it...
1. Interspecific interference competition for nest-sites among cavity-nesting birds can have important effects on reproductive fitness and the distribution of competing species. 2. We observed at in free-living populations endangered Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae) sympatric long-tailed (Poephila acuticauda), also experimentally tested relative strength effect captive populations. 3. Levels competitive wild were high Gouldian, but not finches, frequency was inversely related to success....
Determining the relative access of a species to critical limiting resources requires knowledge spectrum their resource utilisation (niche space) and that potential competitors, frequency distribution in environment. We used this theoretical framework assess nesting sites for interspecific competition between two sympatric cavity-nesting finches. Gouldian (Erythrura gouldiae) Long-tailed (Poephila acuticauda) Finches are both estrildid finches with similar ecological requirements, gross...
Societal Impact Statement Large quantities of diverse native seeds are required to scale up global restoration efforts. However, it remains unclear for many ecosystems how the diversity available seed in commercial stocks reflects composition where vegetation is being remade. This study highlights existing shortfalls presently use and identifies gaps supply chain while providing a new method optimising species selection given these constraints. work underscores improved collaboration between...
The Gouldian Finch (Erythrura gouldiae) has experienced significant decline in population and the extent of its range over past 40 years, which generally been attributed to availability suitable foraging habitat. Less research, however, investigated suitability or breeding habitat species. Finches are obligate cavity nesters, a recent study shown that they select nest-sites non-randomly based on structural characteristics cavity. Here we relative effects different environmental factors...
Assessment of genetic diversity and connectivity between regions can inform conservation managers about risk inbreeding, potential for adaptation where population boundaries lie. The Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae) is a threatened species in northern Australia, occupying the savannah woodlands biogeographically complex monsoon tropics. We present most comprehensive analysis structure using 16 microsatellite markers, mitochondrial control region 3,389 SNPs from genotyping-by-sequencing....
In socially monogamous species, individuals can use extra-pair paternity and offspring sex allocation as adaptive strategies to ameliorate costs of genetic incompatibility with their partner. Previous studies on domesticated Gouldian finches (Erythrura gouldiae) demonstrated a between head colour morphs, the effects which are more severe in female offspring. Domesticated females differential allocation, males compatible colour, reduce fitness associated mixed-morph pairings. However,...
The global trend in offsetting for no‐net‐loss (NNL) is increasing, focusing on protecting high‐condition habitats and restoring degraded ones. Australia's New South Wales (NSW) Biodiversity Offset Scheme (BOS) promotes active restoration (AR; reconstruction of missing ecosystem properties, AR) offset sites. We examined (1) the adoption AR under BOS, (2) practical constraints attitudes toward AR. Records management actions 138 proposed sites revealed that was 19.3% (12,180 ha) total area...
Gouldian E rythrura gouldiae and L ong‐tailed F inches P oephila acuticauda are morphologically ecologically similar sympatric species, for which social dominance relationships likely to determine access critical limiting resources. Building on previous research showing that dominate competition nest‐sites, I staged dyadic contests food between the two species in captivity order test dynamics under controlled conditions. were interactions with G ouldian expressed higher levels of aggression...
Abstract Evaluating the effectiveness of management actions for threatened species recovery is critical adaptive management. However, decision makers frequently lack resources and time to develop data‐driven models rigorous monitoring evaluation. Expert knowledge can be useful in such situations, but challenging translate into specific expectations about system responses. We describe a case study Saving Our Species program New South Wales, Australia, showing how an integrated process drawing...
ABSTRACT The need to make evidence-based decisions in conservation planning for threatened species the face of limited resources and knowledge is widely recognised as a growing challenge. Increasingly sophisticated decision-support tools approaches are available programs. ability planners effectively implement these will be key incorporating complex information into management. development effective decision science does not end when they made planners. Planner practitioner input their use...
Abstract Managers must determine which interventions best protect threatened species when the outcomes of are uncertain. Adaptive management is a dynamic optimization approach that generates optimal actions based on current knowledge while learning to improve future outcomes. Although adaptive theory well‐developed, uptake has been impeded by its complexity and tendency develop bespoke solutions with high implementation costs for problem‐specific returns. To increase threat recovery, we...