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dc.contributor.authorCarwardine, Josie
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Trudy
dc.contributor.authorLegge, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorMackey, Brendan
dc.contributor.authorPossingham, Hugh P
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Tara G
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:45:29Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:45:29Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-06-18T03:59:21Z
dc.identifier.issn1755-263X
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1755-263X.2012.00228.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/48330
dc.description.abstractCalls for threat management actions to protect biodiversity and restore ecosystem function are rarely coupled with costed and prioritized sets of management actions for use in decision making. We present a cost-effectiveness approach for prioritizing threat management to maximize the in situ protection of biodiversity per dollar spent. The approach draws on empirical data and expert knowledge of major threats to biodiversity, feasible threat management actions, and likely responses of biodiversity to a set of costed management scenarios. An application assessing 637 vertebrate wildlife species in the Kimberley region of north-western Australia suggests that the likely functional loss of 45 mammals, birds, and reptiles over the next 20 years can be averted by effectively managing fire, grazing, and invasive species for approximately AU$40 million per year. Our approach is flexible and may be useful for delivering transparent guidance for conserving species and ecosystems in other regions, including those where data is limited.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom196
dc.relation.ispartofpageto204
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalConservation Letters
dc.relation.ispartofvolume5
dc.rights.retentionN
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode410404
dc.titlePrioritizing threat management for biodiversity conservation
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMackey, Brendan


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