Project start date: 01/07/2024
Project end date: 31/12/2025
NESP funding: $289,802 (GST-excl.)
Mallee woodlands and shrublands are home to many bird species that live exclusively in mallee vegetation – such as the endangered mallee emu-wren, the vulnerable malleefowl and the black-eared miner. Their survival is dependent on the conservation of mallee ecosystems, but threats from climate change, land-use change and changing fire regimes are putting them at risk.
The vulnerable red-lored whistler (Pachycephala rufogularis) is a mallee specialist. Photo JJ Harrison CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ensuring the ongoing conservation of mallee birds, means understanding which factors contribute to abundance, availability and health of mallee habitat.
In this project, we’re collecting information from land management experts and data from previous conservation programs in north-western Victoria, south-eastern South Australia and south-western New South Wales, to understand the dynamics of Mallee Bird Community habitat.
We are using that information to establish a suite of management decision-tools to help land managers predict outcomes of different conservation actions and understand what the knowledge gaps are for each conservation strategy.
These tools will help to improve mallee ecosystem resilience and reverse the decline of many threatened mallee bird species.
Key research areas
To help conserve mallee bird species from increasing threats, this project is:
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Project leader
The project is being led by Associate Professor Jim Radford from La Trobe University, Emeritus Professor Nick Reid from the University of New England, Dr Anna Richards from CSIRO, Dr Wendy Stubbs from the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board (South Australia) and Dr Rebecca Boulton from RLB Ecology.
Contact
For further information, contact J.Radford@latrobe.edu.au, nrei3@une.edu.au, Anna.Richards@csiro.au, Wendy.Stubbs@sa.gov.au, rlboulton@gmail.com or nesplandscapes@uwa.edu.au.
Research users
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