Journal article
Improving the design of a conservation reserve for a critically endangered species
C Taylor, N Cadenhead, DB Lindenmayer, BA Wintle
Plos One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2017
Abstract
Setting aside protected areas is a key strategy for tackling biodiversity loss. Reserve effectiveness depends on the extent to which protected areas capture both known occurrences and areas likely to support the species. We assessed the effectiveness of the existing reserve network for Leadbeater's Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) and other forestdependent species, and compared the existing reserve system to a set of plausible reserve expansion options based on area targets implied in a recent Population Viability Analysis (PVA). The existing Leadbeater's Reserve and surrounding reserve system captured 7.6% and 29.6% of cumulative habitat suitability, respectively, across the landscape. Ex..
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Funding Acknowledgements
NC and BW were support by ARC Future Fellowship FT100100819. DBL was supported by ARC Laureate Fellowship FL120100108. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.NC and BW were support by ARC Future Fellowship FT100100819. DBL was supported by ARC Laureate Fellowship FL120100108. Helpful advice on modelling and data were provided by Graeme Newell, Michael Scroggie, and Matt White (Victoria's Arthur Rylah Institute). The authors would like to thank Kristen Williams at CSIRO for some of the environmental data, which was compiled as part of a Caring for Country project co-funded by CSIRO and the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.