FIVE RIVERS RESERVE. ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNT and Planning

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1 FIVE RIVERS RESERVE Dr Sally Bryant Head of Science ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNT and Planning TLC

3 FIVE RIVERS RESERVE Size 11,113 ha World Heritage listed 10 National, 21 State threatened species and communities Diverse habitats Significant geoconservation values Outstanding Aboriginal and European heritage 3

4 4 MAMMAL MONITORING

5 MAMMAL DATA COLLECTED Number No of Sites Monitored 168 (42 each year) Total Trap Nights 8,045 Total Images Processed 177,482 Total Mammal Detections 10,200 Total Mammal Species ID 17 (14 native, 3 non) Species Richness per Year species Species Richness per Site 9-10 species TLC

6 Species Abundance platypus potoroo ringtail possumeastern quoll rodent sp. 2% spotted-tail quoll cat 2% Tasmanian devil 9% brushtail possum 29% brown bandicoot bettong Bennetts wallaby 36% wombat 7% rabbit pademelon 13% fallow deer 6

7 Herbivore Abundance Bennetts wallaby fallow deer pademelon rabbit wombat Herbivore Occupancy TLC Bennetts wallaby fallow deer pademelon rabbit wombat

8 cat eastern quoll spotted-tail quoll Tasmanian devil Carnivore Abundance % Site Overlap Cats only Devils only Cats, Devils, Quoll Devils and Quoll TLC

9 Ecosystem Drivers % Occupancy cat Tasmanian devil brushtail possum How do we evaluate and communicate this information more effectively? 9

10 CONSTRUCTING THE ACCOUNT INDICATORS OF CONDITION Species richness Relative abundance Species occupancy REFERENCE COND. NVA TAS database Publications 2 models (UTAS) NATURAL VARIATION Buffer to allow for natural fluctuation Environmental Assets Native Vegetation LAND Native Terrestrial Mammals WATER Rivers & Wetlands Highland forests & woodlands, Highland marshlands Carnivores, herbivores, omnivores (other) Serpentine Rivulet, Nive River, Little Nive Rivulet, Pine River, Little Pine River, Kenneth Creek. Kenneth Lagoon, Cider Gum Tarn, Upper Dyes Marsh 10

11 ASSET TABLES MAMMALS ASSET ACCOUNT FIVE RIVERS RESERVE, TAS Native Mammal Account 3 guilds 14 species Sub-asset Indicator Reference Benchmark Measure Indicator Condition Score Econd Measure Indicator Condition Score Econd Measure Indicator Condition Score Econd Measure Indicator Condition Score Total Carnivores Richness eastern quoll spotted tailed quoll Occupancy Tasmanian devil Tasmanian tiger eastern quoll spotted tailed quoll Relative Tasmanian devil abundance Tasmanian tiger Herbivores Richness bennetts wallaby pademelon Occupancy wombat bennetts wallaby Relative pademelon abundance wombat Omnivores Richness bettong brown bandicoot brushtail possum eastern barred Occupancy bandicoot echidna potoroo bettong brown bandicoot brushtail possum Relative eastern barred abundance bandicoot echidna potoroo Econd 11

12 ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNT ASSET ACCOUNT FIVE RIVERS RESERVE, TASMANIA Information Statement describing the process Spreadsheet of raw data, asset tables, conversions and Econd score Summary Table Class Asset Sub-asset LAND FRESHWATER Vegetation Mammals Rivers & Wetlands Econd Highland Forests Highland Marshes Riparian Zone Econd Carnivores Herbivores Omnivores Econd 78 Clarence Headwaters 78 Kenneth Lagoon 78 Nive River 83 Pine River 69 Serpentine Rivulet 83 TLC

13 MANY APPLICATIONS Standardise our data across reserves Compare effectiveness of our management Prioritise our work Compare sites with different histories Communication tool Upscale for private land monitoring statewide 13

14 THANK YOU Elsie Cameron Foundation 14

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