Optimising management actions for the conservation of threatened species in Kakadu National Park: background paper for Kakadu National Park Threatened Species Strategy
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Title
Optimising management actions for the conservation of threatened species in Kakadu National Park: background paper for Kakadu National Park Threatened Species Strategy,
Other title
Background Paper for Kakadu National Park Threatened Species Strategy,
Creator
Woinarski, John C. Z.,
Winderlich, S.,
Collection
E-Publications,
E-Books,
PublicationNT,
Date
2014-10,
Location
Kakadu National Park,
Description
Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).,
"This report provides advice rather than a single definitive answer. One of its main conclusions is that the optimal management solution depends very much on the objective, and that there are many nuanced variations in objectives – e.g. whether the objective is to achieve the greatest benefit across all threatened species, the least likelihood of species becoming lost from Kakadu, the greatest likelihood of maintaining secure populations of species in Kakadu, and the extent to which these objectives are framed by budget constraints. In this report, we consider all 75 threatened species that have been reported from Kakadu, along
with 103 Near Threatened and 13 culturally significant species. Species are attributed values according to their conservation status, taxonomic distinctiveness, ecological significance and cultural value (and a combination of all of these attributes), and – in some analyses here – management actions that particularly benefit higher value species are accorded more weight." - Summary,
Notes
This document supports ‘A strategy for the conservation of threatened species and threatened ecological
communities in Kakadu National Park | 2014-2024’.
The Strategy was commissioned by Kakadu National Park. It responds to the interest and concerns of the
Kakadu Board of Management, traditional owners, staff in Kakadu National Park and Parks Australia, and
the Kakadu Research Advisory Committee.
The strategy will be progressively implemented by Kakadu National Park over 10 years. Some
recommendations are already being implemented, while others require further planning and consultation.
This strategy was developed with the support of the North Australian Hub of the National Environmental
Research Program. Michael Douglas oversaw the management and production of this strategy, and Jaana
Dielenberg and Carli Piltz its layout and production.,
Table of contents
Summary -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Appendix A: List of threatened species reported from Kakadu -- Appendix B: Species reported from Kakadu and listed under Near Threatened under the Northern Territory's Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act -- Appendix C: List of culturally significant species included in this assessment -- Appendix D: Experts contributing to assessments and the groups to which they contributed -- Appendix E: Hypothetical example to illustrate selection of best sets of management actions to solve difference questions.,