Managing the Ground Parrot in its fiery habitat in south-eastern Australia

Baker, Jack; Whelan, Robert J.; Evans, Lyn; Moore, Stephen E.; Norton, Melinda

doi:10.1071/mu10014

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“…During the 26‐year study of fire exclusion from Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus ) habitat at Barren Grounds Nature Reserve, NSW, written reports were sent annually to the relevant Area Managers as well as the Ranger responsible for the reserve. Publications using data from the study (Baker & Whelan 1994; Baker 2003; Baker et al. 2010) were also provided to the managers.…”

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Linking science and practice in ecological research and management: How can we do it better?

Burbidge¹,

Maron²,

Clarke³

et al. 2011

Ecological Management &Amp; Restoration

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Summary In conservation management, ensuring that the most appropriate research is conducted and results are actually put into practice is a complex and challenging process. While there are success stories, many hurdles can reduce the likelihood of appropriate research being initiated and its findings communicated and implemented. This article describes the ideal research–management cycle, summarizes the major factors that impede it and draws on the experiences of the authors to provide a series of examples of successful approaches to help keep the cycle going. We consider that the major impediments to a functioning research–management cycle relate to a lack of collaboration, poor communication, inappropriate funding and political timelines, change inertia and a lack of capacity. Although addressing structural difficulties such as matching funding timelines to those required for ecological research is a fundamental challenge, we can make incremental improvements to the way in which we operate that will improve the chances that research is both useful and used. The principles underpinning our success stories are (i) strategic development of capacity, (ii) increased breadth and depth of collaborations between researchers and managers and (iii) improved communications. Participants in the research–management cycle must seek to involve stakeholders through all project stages from project conception, to implementation, evaluation and knowledge updating. Finally, we should only see the first iteration of the research process as complete when new knowledge is applied operationally with monitoring and ongoing evaluation in place.

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Linking science and practice in ecological research and management: How can we do it better?

Burbidge¹,

Maron²,

Clarke³

et al. 2011

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“…Many animals are specialised for particular habitat attributes that vary with fire histories (Baker, et al . 2010; Legge, et al . 2015; Kelly, et al .…”

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Short‐term impacts of prescribed burning on Orange‐bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) food plant abundance

Stojanović¹,

Neeman²,

Crates³

et al. 2020

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Fire has important implications for the availability of suitable types of habitat for animals. Different species vary in their responses to fire, and quantifying the responses of key habitat attributes may facilitate manipulation of fire regimes to improve conditions for species of conservation concern. The Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster prefers recently burned habitat for foraging when breeding but knowledge of how fire affects this species and its habitat is limited. We implemented a 2-year before-after-control-impact (BACI) study to quantify short-term impacts of fire on food plants and habitat features. Relative to control sites, the four food plants we monitored in the treatment area responded differently to fire: one did not recover, two reached pre-burn abundance after 20 months and another recovered by 1 year after fire, and by 20 months was more common in treatment sites. Relative to controls, the proportion of bare earth at treatment sites increased after fire and then gradually declined, while mean vegetation height at treatment plots declined after fire and then gradually increased. Twenty months after fire, parrots foraged on abundant regeneration of the Dwarf Everlasting (Helichrysum pumilum) and fed the seeds of this species to their nestlings. Fire alters the availability of key resources needed by breeding Orange-bellied Parrots, and ongoing manipulation of fire regimes may relieve limitation of natural foods for this species.

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Landscape, fire and habitat: which features of recently burned heathland influence site occupancy of an early successional specialist?

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Managing the Ground Parrot in its fiery habitat in south-eastern Australia

Cited by 8 publications

References 13 publications

Linking science and practice in ecological research and management: How can we do it better?

Linking science and practice in ecological research and management: How can we do it better?

Short‐term impacts of prescribed burning on Orange‐bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) food plant abundance

Landscape, fire and habitat: which features of recently burned heathland influence site occupancy of an early successional specialist?

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