Conservation of Mobile Species in a Variable Environment: The Problem of Reserve Design in the Northern Territory, Australia

Woinarski, J. C. Z.; Whitehead, PJ; Bowman, David M. J. S.; Russell‐Smith, Jeremy

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“…Nomadic waterbirds in dry regions move in response to rainfall and flooding patterns. In environments with unpredictable climates, such as arid and tropical Australia, these movements may be highly variable and result in massive population movements across reserve boundaries (Woinarski et al 1992). …”

Section: Movement Patterns Of Animals Frequently Cross Reserve Boundamentioning

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Linkages in the landscape : the role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

Bennett¹

2003

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Linkages in the Landscape IUCN'S FOREST CONSERVATION PROGRAMMEIUCN's Forest Conservation Programme coordinates and supports the activities of the IUCN Secretariat and members working with forest ecosystems. The goal of forest conservation is achieved through promoting protection, restoration and sustainable use of forest resources, so that forests provide the full potential range of goods and services.The programme makes contributions to policy at various levels and uses field projects to derive lessons to feed into the policy debate. The principles of Caring for the Earth, published jointly by IUCN, WWF and UNEP in 1991, are applied to these projects, which combine the needs of conservation and those of local communities. One major activity is to develop coherent and informed policies on forest conservation in order to advocate the translation of policies into effective actions. IUCN frequently advises major development institutions on forest issues, to ensure that conservation priorities are adequately addressed in their projects and programmes. The Forest Conservation Programme receives generous financial support from the Government of the Netherlands. The IUCN Forest Conservation Programme Linkages in the Landscape The Role of Corridors and Connectivity in Wildlife Conservation Andrew F. BennettSchool of Ecology and Environment Deakin University -Melbourne Campus, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia IUCN -The World Conservation Union 2003The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN or Environment Australia concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN or Environment Australia. This publication has been made possible in part by funding from Environment Australia. Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written permission from the copyright holder provided the source is fully acknowledged.Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holder.Citation: Bennett, A.F. (1998Bennett, A.F. ( , 2003 When this volume was produced four years ago the title was prescient indeed -as the Vth World Parks Congress has selected more or less the same title for its first workshop stream ("more or less" because the workshop title is "Linkages in the landscape/seascape)". In fact, we are better thinking of the term "earthscape", which can be defined as a group of interconnected ecological systems. Earthscape also avoids the linguistic complications of trying to translate landscape into the common parlance of European, let alone global languages.The Secretariat of the linkages stream for the Vth World Parks Congress, together with the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management,...

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Section: Movement Patterns Of Animals Frequently Cross Reserve Boundamentioning

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Linkages in the landscape : the role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

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2003

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“…For example, colonial waterbirds can eventually kill the trees that they nest in, necessitating movement (Baxter 1994). Without conservation of habitats outside an officially recognised reserve system (Woinarski et al 1992), the long-term future of waterbird species cannot be assured. This inevitably implies an intensive and well focussed management of floodplain systems (Whitehead et al 1990;Whitehead and Saalfeld 2000) and river management that should include private land (or leasehold) as well as public areas.…”

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Australian waterbirds—products of the continent's ecology

Kingsford

Norman

2002

Emu - Austral Ornithology

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Abstract. Some aspects of the ecology of 93 waterbird species, found predominantly on freshwater ecosystems, are reviewed. These species, belonging to six major orders -Anseriformes (ducks, geese and Black Swan), Podicipediformes (grebes), Pelecaniformes (Australian Pelican and cormorants), Ciconiiformes (herons, ibis, spoonbills and bitterns), Gruiformes (cranes, rails, crakes and gallinules), and Charadriiformes (waders and terns) -use a wide range of habitats and about half occur throughout the continent. Knowledge of their ecology remains poor for many waterbirds, particularly cryptic and rare species, and is moderate to good for hunted species. Life histories of Australian waterbirds differ from their counterparts elsewhere. Australia's highly variable climate and river-flooding patterns create wetland habitats, the spatial and temporal variability of which strongly influence the ecology of local waterbirds. Many waterbirds respond to newly generated habitats to feed and/or breed and then disperse or die as wetlands dry. Regular movements are not common in most Australian species although some, particularly waders, migrate between Northern Hemisphere breeding grounds and non-breeding habitat in Australia. Breeding of Australian waterbirds coincides with food abundance in the southern spring, the wet season in the tropics and following floods inland. Habitat loss through draining of wetlands, regulation of rivers, diversion of water for irrigation and floodplain development are currently the major threats to waterbirds. Other potentially threatening processes include exotic plants and animals, pollution, climate change and over-harvesting but evidence for the impact of these factors remains poor. Understanding of waterbird, particularly waterfowl, ecology has contributed significantly to the conservation management of wetlands in Australia. Research on single species, studies of movements using satellite technology, further investigation of the effects of hunting, long-term monitoring and large-scale analyses of the availability of wetland habitat should be future research priorities.

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“…Las áreas de estudio contribuyen en el mantenimiento de la riqueza y diversidad de especies en la zona. Podría argumentarse que la incorporación de parches de vegetación con distintas fases de regeneración natural, de formas y tamaños variables podría ser necesaria para la supervivencia y reproducción de muchas especies de aves (Woinarski et al 1992). Para asegurar la continuidad de tales especies, en primer lugar, se requiere la protección y conservación de los hábitats primarios y la implementación de estudios sobre la biología básica de las poblaciones que permitan, a través del conocimiento obtenido, plantear alternativas y estrategias para su adecuado uso, sin poner en riesgo la estabilidad del ecosistema tropical.…”

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Variación en la composición de comunidades de aves en la Reserva de la Biosfera Montes Azules y áreas adyacentes, Chiapas, México

Ramírez‐Albores

2006

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Con el fin de comparar la composición de las comunidades de aves y su posible interrelación, se realizaron muestreos mensuales entre Enero-Diciembre de 2002 en la Reserva de la Biosfera Montes Azules (REBIMA) y áreas adyacentes, Chiapas, México. Los datos fueron generados durante 48 días de observaciones de campo en un área de 60 ha por sitio. Se registraron 133 especies que representan el 36% de las especies de aves reportadas para la REBIMA. La mayor riqueza de especies de aves fue registrada en el sitio 1 (sitio con selva intacta ubicado en la REBIMA, 113 spp). El sitio 1 mostró una mayor similitud con el sitio 4 (sitio con el 50% de vegetación original, IS = 0,89). El 80% de las especies fueron residentes y el gremio mejor representado fue el de las especies insectívoras (47 spp). Los sitios presentaron los mismos gremios alimenticios con diferencias en su riqueza y abundancia de especies. Algunas especies de aves parecen responder de forma diferente al grado de fragmentación y transformación del hábitat, por lo que se presenta una variación en la riqueza y en la composición de las comunidades de aves en los diferentes sitios. Sin embargo, a pesar del limitado esfuerzo de muestreo, la riqueza avifaunística registrada en este estudio demostró que los hábitats secundarios juegan un papel importante en la persistencia de las especies de aves en ecosistemas tropicales.

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Conservation of Mobile Species in a Variable Environment: The Problem of Reserve Design in the Northern Territory, Australia

Cited by 85 publications

References 21 publications

Linkages in the landscape : the role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

Linkages in the landscape : the role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

Australian waterbirds—products of the continent's ecology

Variación en la composición de comunidades de aves en la Reserva de la Biosfera Montes Azules y áreas adyacentes, Chiapas, México

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