Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP160100496]Researchers: Nicola Mitchell (Chief Investigator) , Prof Mark Burgman (Chief Investigator) , Professor Eve McDonald-Madden (Chief Investigator) , Professor Eve McDonald-Madden (Chief Investigator) , Dr Margaret Byrne (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Assessing the ecosystem-wide risks of threatened species translocation. Assessing the ecosystem-wide risks of threatened species translocation. This project aims to develop the first quantitative risk assessment framework to improve decisions about moving threatened species to new places. Moving threatened plants and animals to new environments, or reintroducing them where they previously persisted, is a growing focus of conservation. Moving species can have unanticipated effects on other species in the ecosystem. Although the International Union for Conservation of Nature deems ecosystem-wide risk assessments essential for conservation translocations, no framework exists to assess these risks and inform these decisions. New tools for assessing the risks of conservation translocations are expected to improve global and local conservation outcomes.
Funding Amount $311,377
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP160100496
- ARC : LP160100496