Cornerstones of biodiversity conservation? Comparing the management effectiveness of Kruger and Kakadu National Parks, two key savanna reserves

Parr, Catherine L.; Pienaar, Danie

doi:10.1007/s10531-009-9669-4

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“…Until recent improvements, an example of an ineffective fire management program is from Kakadu, where monitoring and research results have not been incorporatedsuccessfully into ongoing fire management (Parr and Andersen 2006;Parr et al 2009). This failure has been in spite of the local collapse of mammal populations (Woinarski et al 2010), and recognition extending back decades that many mammal species in the area required longer-unburnt habitat which was disappearing under prevailing fire management practices (Friend 1987;Friend and Taylor 1985;Kerle 1985).…”

Section: Firementioning

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Stemming the tide: progress towards resolving the causes of decline and implementing management responses for the disappearing mammal fauna of northern Australia

Ziembicki¹,

Woinarski²,

Webb³

et al. 2015

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Introduction: Recent studies at sites in northern Australia have reported severe and rapid decline of several native mammal species, notwithstanding an environmental context (small human population size, limited habitat loss, substantial reservation extent) that should provide relative conservation security. All of the more speciose taxonomic groups of mammals in northern Australia have some species for which their conservation status has been assessed as threatened, with 53 % of dasyurid, 47 % of macropod and potoroid, 33 % of bandicoot and bilby, 33 % of possum, 30 % of rodent, and 24 % of bat species being assessed as extinct, threatened or near threatened. However, the geographical extent and timing of declines, and their causes, remain poorly resolved, limiting the application of remedial management actions. Material and methods:Focusing on the tropical savannas of northern Australia, this paper reviews disparate recent and ongoing studies that provide information on population trends across a broader geographic scope than the previously reported sites, and examines the conservation status and trends for mammal groups (bats, macropods) not well sampled in previous monitoring studies. It describes some diverse approaches of studies seeking to document conservation status and trends, and of the factors that may be contributing to observed patterns of decline.170 THERYA Vol.6(1):169-225 DECLINING MAMMALS OF NORTHERN AUSTRALIA Results and Discussion: Current trends and potential causal factors for declines. The studies reported demonstrate that the extent and timing of impacts and threats have been variable across the region, although there is a general gradational pattern of earlier and more severe decline from inland lower rainfall areas to higher rainfall coastal regions. Some small isolated areas appear to have retained their mammal species, as have many islands which remain critical refuges. There is now some compelling evidence that predation by feral cats is implicated in the observed decline, with those impacts likely to be exacerbated by prevailing fire regimes (frequent, extensive and intense fire), by reduction in ground vegetation cover due to livestock and, in some areas, by 'control' of dingoes. However the impacts of dingoes may be complex, and are not yet well resolved in this area. The relative impacts of these individual factors vary spatially (with most severe impacts in higher rainfall and more rugged areas) and between different mammal species, with some species responding idiosyncratically: the most notable example is the rapid decline of the northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) due to poisoning by the introduced cane toad (Rhinella marina), which continues to spread extensively across northern Australia. The impact of disease, if any, remains unresolved. Conservation Management Responses.Recovery of the native mammal fauna may be impossible in some areas. However, there are now examples of rapid recovery following threat management. Priority conservation actions include: enhanced biosecur...

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Section: Firementioning

confidence: 99%

Stemming the tide: progress towards resolving the causes of decline and implementing management responses for the disappearing mammal fauna of northern Australia

Ziembicki¹,

Woinarski²,

Webb³

et al. 2015

Therya

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“…Many of these areas are already burned annually by the local community, but without planning, monitoring or involvement by the park authorities. In other countries, wildfire management programmes may be closely linked to local communities (Parr et al, 2009), particularly where fire management is cultural, resources are lacking and fires pose a threat to human safety and livelihoods (Laris, 2002;Myers, 2006). As is the case elsewhere in Gabon, unplanned savannah fires in Lopé can be started deliberately, either to facilitate hunting or to clear land amongst other uses (Walters, 2010), fire safety awareness is lacking and fire damage to infrastructures is often sustained.…”

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Fire management in a changing landscape: a case study from Lopé National Park, Gabon

Jeffery¹,

Körte²,

Palla³

et al. 2014

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“…(5) Planning, monitoring and evaluation: The biodiversity conservation outcomes are most likely to be related to the adequacy of dedicated resources and of monitoring programs, the explicit identification of clear objectives with associated performance indicators, and the considered application of management prescriptions (Parr et al 2009). Master plans and management plans with predefined conservation goals should be developed and implemented in all nature reserves in China.…”

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Assessment of the effectiveness of nature reserve management in China

Quan

Ouyang

et al. 2011

Biodivers Conserv

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Assessing the management effectiveness of nature reserves is an effective way to promote management quality and achieve management targets. Using a questionnaire developed by the World Bank (WB) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as a tool for tracking management effectiveness, we carried out a survey in 535 nature reserves in China to assess the management status quo in 2005. The results indicated that the indices related to management regulation, infrastructure and equipment, monitoring and evaluation, budget and community involvement produced relatively lower scores, while the indices related to management of protection targets and resources, setup of management agency and reserve boundary had better performances. The independent variables of reserve class, time since establishment, distribution region, economic condition and staff number exhibited strong correlations with the effective management of nature reserves. Pearson correlation coefficients were used to measure the association between the 3 assessment indices representing management effectiveness and other 28 assessment indices. Among these 28 assessment indices, the indices of personnel management, resource management, monitoring and evaluation, and management plan had more effects on the management effectiveness of nature reserves than other indices. When the most pressing management issues and influence factors have been identified, countermeasures can be implemented to improve the management of nature reserves.

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Cornerstones of biodiversity conservation? Comparing the management effectiveness of Kruger and Kakadu National Parks, two key savanna reserves

Cited by 35 publications

References 33 publications

Stemming the tide: progress towards resolving the causes of decline and implementing management responses for the disappearing mammal fauna of northern Australia

Stemming the tide: progress towards resolving the causes of decline and implementing management responses for the disappearing mammal fauna of northern Australia

Fire management in a changing landscape: a case study from Lopé National Park, Gabon

Assessment of the effectiveness of nature reserve management in China

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