Two Headwater Lakes, a Centre of Research for Long Term Monitoring in Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada

The bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is listed as Vulnerable in Australia, is strictly nocturnal and shy, and it has proven difficult to estimate its population abundance. The aim of this study was to determine methodology that would reliably estimate the abundance of the bilby within an enclosure at Currawinya National Park, south-west Queensland. We estimated the abundance of bilbies on long-term monitoring plots by counting pellets comparing two methods: counting standing odorous pellets using distance sampling and counting newly deposited pellets (FAR). Pellet deposition rate and decay rate were also estimated to enable population estimation using distance sampling. The density of odorous (<14 days old) standing pellets and old pellets was highest in October 2011 and dropped dramatically when plots were revisited in March 2012 and July 2012. Counting standing pellets using distance sampling provided a rigorous estimate of abundance of bilbies at Currawinya. Bilby density and pellet deposition rates were too low for the FAR method to accurately or precisely estimate bilby density. A population crash within the enclosure following an invasion of feral cats was mirrored by a dramatic decrease in pellet density. Incorporating detectability into abundance estimation should be carefully considered for conservation purposes.

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Herpetofaunal diversity of West Bali National Park, Indonesia with identification of indicator species for long-term monitoring

Global Ecology and Conservation ◽

10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01638 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. e01638

Author(s):

A.A. Thasun Amarasinghe ◽

Chairunas A. Putra ◽

Sujan M. Henkanaththegedara ◽

Asri A. Dwiyahreni ◽

Nurul L. Winarni ◽

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Keyword(s):

Indicator Species ◽

National Park ◽

Long Term Monitoring ◽

Term Monitoring

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Features of the dynamics of the herbal plants life forms of the meadow communities of the Ugra National Park at the different conditions of anthropogenic impact on the basis of permanent monitoring

SOCIALNO-ECOLOGICHESKIE TECHNOLOGII ◽

10.31862/2500-2961-2019-9-2-201-227 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 201-227

Author(s):

F.A. Maslov ◽

E.I. Kurchenko ◽

I.M. Ermakova ◽

N.S. Sugorkina ◽

V.G. Petrosyan

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

National Park ◽

Anthropogenic Impact ◽

Life Forms ◽

Meadow Communities ◽

Herbal Plants ◽

Kaluga Region ◽

Long Term Monitoring ◽

Term Monitoring

The article presents the analysis of the influence of anthropogenic conditions on the dynamics of life forms of meadow plants using the indices of the average number and stability of life forms based on data from long-term monitoring of Zalidov meadows of Kaluga region. It is shown that regular mowing leads to an increase in rod-root plants and an abundance of economically insignificant species. With regular moderate grazing, the number of long root-growing life forms increases, and the abundance of high-value plant species increases. It has been established that for rational use of Zalidov meadows, haying and pasture regimes should be alternated. The issues of the applicability of the indices used to identify general trends in the development of the meadow community depending on anthropogenic impact are discussed.

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Directions for the development of long-term monitoring programs for marine ecosystems for national park management

Korea National Park Research Institute ◽

10.54406/jnpr.2021.12.2.047 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 47-58

Author(s):

Chae-Lin Lee ◽

Jae-Won Yoo ◽

Byungkwan Jeoung ◽

Chang-Soo Kim ◽

Dong-Sik Ahn ◽

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Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Marine Ecosystems ◽

Park Management ◽

National Park Management ◽

Monitoring Programs ◽

Long Term Monitoring ◽

Term Monitoring

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Population Structure of Snow Gum (Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieb ex Spreng) Subalpine Woodland in Kosciusko National-Park

Australian Journal of Botany ◽

10.1071/bt9880483 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 36 (5) ◽

pp. 483 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

S Barker

Keyword(s):

Population Structure ◽

Monitoring System ◽

Age Structure ◽

National Park ◽

Fire Hazard ◽

Population Age Structure ◽

Long Term Monitoring ◽

Term Monitoring ◽

Management Issues

Snow gum was sampled in 15 sites at altitudes from 1540 to 1820m. The population age structure reflects the incidence of fire and grazing, which have affected the woodland since 1900. Evidence for recruitment on three occasions prior to 1900 is given, and it is suggested that two of these may have arisen as a result of fire. Whereas pre-disturbance stem densities calculated from remnants of previous populations suggest densities of between 24 and 240 stems per hectare according to site, current stem densities arising from flushes of regeneration this century are calculated as between 700 and 5550 stems per hectare. In 1973, levels of failing stems within juvenile, mature and old subpopulations, while variable, suggest that it may be 100-200 or more years before stem densities approach the calculated pre-disturbance densities. The work raises park management issues: what structural forms of woodland are appropriate in the Park; what effect allowing natural senescence to thin existing woodland will have on fire hazard and other components of the ecosystem; the need for a long-term monitoring system.

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Invertebrate diversity in springs of the National Park Berchtesgaden (Germany): relevance for long-term monitoring

SIL Proceedings 1922-2010 ◽

10.1080/03680770.2009.11923918 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 30 (8) ◽

pp. 1229-1233 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Reinhard Gerecke ◽

Helmut Franz ◽

Marco Cantonati

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Invertebrate Diversity ◽

Long Term Monitoring ◽

Term Monitoring

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Population stability in the endangered Fleay’s barred frog (Mixophyes fleayi) and a program for long-term monitoring

Australian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1071/zo14106 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 63 (3) ◽

pp. 214 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Gemma Quick ◽

Ross L. Goldingay ◽

Jonathan Parkyn ◽

David A. Newell

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

New South ◽

Monitoring Program ◽

Population Monitoring ◽

Population Stability ◽

South Wales ◽

Long Term Monitoring ◽

Term Monitoring ◽

Very High

In the wake of the global decline in amphibians there is a need for long-term population monitoring. Previous research suggested that the endangered Fleay’s barred frog (Mixophyes fleayi) had recovered after a severe decline. We aimed to determine whether this recovery has been sustained and to test an example of a monitoring program that could be employed at intervals of five or more years to assess long-term population stability. We conducted capture–mark–recapture five years after the last detailed census at Brindle Creek in Border Ranges National Park, New South Wales. Frogs were captured along a 200 m creek transect between September 2013 and February 2014. We used program Mark to estimate demographic parameters of adult male frogs using two modelling approaches: robust design (RD) and the POPAN formulation of the Jolly–Seber model. Abundance was estimated at 38.2 ± 0.5 (s.e.) (RD) and 46.0 ± 2.7 (POPAN). Abundance in 2008 was estimated at 53.2 ± 10.0 (POPAN) male frogs. Estimates of apparent monthly survival over our five-month-long study were very high (RD: 1.0 ± 0.0; POPAN: 1.0 ± 0.02). Recapture estimates were also high (RD: 0.40 ± 0.07 to 0.72 ± 0.05 per session; POPAN: 0.84 ± 0.05 per month). These data suggest that the Brindle Creek population has remained relatively stable over a period of ~10 years.

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