Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8847338 | Biological Conservation | 2018 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
We propose the use of experimentally-guided reintroductions and translocations to: (1) restore empty niches such as the currently vacant apex mammal predator niche, (2) reconstruct the now depleted arboreal marsupial guild, and (3) further test key hypotheses associated with mammal decline. We also suggest that given the potential for perverse outcomes following large-scale management interventions (even those where there is high confidence of success), wildlife managers should consider maintaining reference areas (where there is no management intervention). Finally, as the declines we documented were unexpected and rapid, there is a clear need to develop more sensitive early warning signals to alert conservation managers to impending problems, allowing them to alter management regimes before major declines occur.
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Authors
David B. Lindenmayer, Jeff Wood, Christopher MacGregor, Claire Foster, Ben Scheele, Ayesha Tulloch, Philip Barton, Sam Banks, Natasha Robinson, Nick Dexter, Luke S. O'Loughlin, Sarah Legge,