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DOI	10.1111/emr.12451
	Kangaroo management in the South Australian rangelands: Impacts and challenges for conservation management
	Finlayson, Graeme; Tschirner, Kurt; McCann, Justin; Appleby, Matt
通讯作者	Finlayson, G (corresponding author), Bush Heritage Australia, POB 329 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Vic 8009, Australia.
来源期刊	ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION
ISSN	1442-7001
EISSN	1442-8903
出版年	2021
卷号	22 页码:24-34
英文摘要	Wildlife management on a landscape scale is often complex, particularly where different land use practices occur in the same region. This is particularly so for the management of overabundant grazing species (both domestic and native) in a modified landscape, where anthropogenic activities and climatic drivers can influence their distribution and abundance beyond sustainable levels. In Australia's arid rangelands, macropods benefit from pastoral activities including improved pastures, artificial watering points and the removal of apex predators. This paper addresses some of the challenges associated with managing Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) in a conservation context on the privately managed Boolcoomatta Station conservation reserve in the South Australian arid rangelands. We reflect on the history of the region and how anthropogenic activities, associated with an unpredictable climate, have made macropod management so complex. Ecological monitoring at Boolcoomatta Station suggests that, along with the influence of rainfall, grazing by overabundant Red Kangaroo had a negative impact on vegetation and resident avifauna of chenopod plains. Fenced exclosures further demonstrate the grazing impact of Red Kangaroo, with perennial grasses found only where grazing was excluded. The closure of waterpoints (dams) failed to reduce Red Kangaroo impacts on the reserve, despite some evidence that persistence of Red Kangaroo near fenced dams may be reduced in the long term. Results of monitoring and management outcomes at Boolcoomatta highlight the need for an improved framework to manage Red Kangaroo. This should include consideration of improved regional stock management practices in the face of climate change; improving our understanding of the role of apex predators in agricultural landscapes; developing and setting grazing impact thresholds to instigate macropod management; improving and standardizing monitoring methods for assessing impacts; and lastly, consideration of the mental health and social well-being of land managers in these areas.
英文关键词	conservation management macropods overgrazing vegetation monitoring
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Bronze
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000713767700005
WOS关键词	ARID ZONE ; RABBITS ; BIRDS
WOS类目	Ecology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/367759
作者单位	[Finlayson, Graeme; Tschirner, Kurt; McCann, Justin; Appleby, Matt] Bush Heritage Australia, POB 329 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Vic 8009, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Finlayson, Graeme,Tschirner, Kurt,McCann, Justin,et al. Kangaroo management in the South Australian rangelands: Impacts and challenges for conservation management[J],2021,22:24-34.
APA	Finlayson, Graeme,Tschirner, Kurt,McCann, Justin,&Appleby, Matt.(2021).Kangaroo management in the South Australian rangelands: Impacts and challenges for conservation management.ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION,22,24-34.
MLA	Finlayson, Graeme,et al."Kangaroo management in the South Australian rangelands: Impacts and challenges for conservation management".ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION 22(2021):24-34.