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0000-0003-2552-9173
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University of Oxford
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Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date: 2011
DOI: 10.1071/FPV38N11_ED
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date: 2013
DOI: 10.1071/SB13002
Abstract: Lomatia R.Br. is a genus of 12 species in South America and eastern Australia. Hybridisation is extensive in the Australian species and molecular work is required to understand phylogenetic relationships and examine potential gene flow among species. We developed a library of microsatellite markers for Lomatia silaifolia (Sm.) R.Br. These markers were tested across population s les of L. silaifolia and L. myricoides (C.F.Gaertn.) Domin, assessed for cross lification across all 12 species of Lomatia, sequenced and inspected for variation in the microsatellite flanking region (MFR), and utilised for phylogeographic and phylogenetic analysis. Nineteen microsatellite markers were tested, 13 of which were polymorphic in size analysis. Four of the markers lified consistently within Lomatia and the MFR had equivalent to or more sequence variation than the three universal markers (psbA–trnH intergenic spacer, PHYA, ITS). Variation within five in iduals of L. silaifolia indicated that MFR could be phylogeographically informative. Combined phylogenetic analysis of Lomatia using universal markers and MFR resulted in a well supported tree however, phylogenetic analysis of only MFR suggested non-monophyly of the species. Phylogenetic trees supported South American species as being erged from the Australian species but paraphyletic with respect to the Australian lineage. Relationships among Australian species of Lomatia are correlated with geography rather than morphology. We found that microsatellite markers designed for Lomatia and the flanking regions can be informative at population, phylogenetic and phylogeographic levels.
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date: 2019
DOI: 10.1071/AJ18052
Abstract: Maintaining a social licence-to-operate is a key challenge for industry and regulators. The city of Gladstone in Queensland, Australia, surrounds a highly industrialised harbour supporting major industrial activities, including alumina refineries and an aluminium smelter, other heavy industry, port facilities and, most recently, three natural gas liquefaction facilities built on nearby Curtis Island. This most recent phase of industrial and port growth coincided with the repeated capture of unhealthy fish and crabs in the harbour in 2011, generating community concern about potential cumulative environmental impacts of development. These were difficult to address at the time because of limited monitoring data and scientific knowledge, as well as some fractured relationships between stakeholders. In response to this debate the Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership was formed in 2013 by stakeholders from industry, community groups and all levels of government. Experts from environmental, social and economic disciplines assisted to evaluate and report on the health of the harbour. Membership required ongoing and deep participation in activities which ranged from targeted research to community engagement. Central to partnership activities was a clearly communicated annual Report Card, derived from complex environmental, socioeconomic and cultural data. A Data and Information Management System was developed that integrates data from multiple organisations after automated quality checks, tracks data treatments and calculates the Report Card scores. The Report Card is intended to be meaningful to a wide variety of stakeholders yet allow access to underlying detail. This increased transparency and robustness has contributed to building community trust. Conversations now focus on likely management scenarios, rather than all imagined possibilities, and this in turn paves the way for reducing business risk for industry.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 03-05-2018
DOI: 10.1111/CONL.12459
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 23-03-2018
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 22-09-2018
DOI: 10.1186/S13750-018-0134-2
Abstract: Systematic conservation planning is a discipline concerned with the prioritisation of resources for bio ersity conservation and is often used in the design or assessment of terrestrial and marine protected area networks. Despite being an evidence-based discipline, to date there has been no comprehensive review of the outcomes of systematic conservation plans and assessments of the relative effectiveness of applications in different contexts. To address this fundamental gap in knowledge, our primary research question was: what is the extent, distribution and robustness of evidence on conservation outcomes of systematic conservation planning around the globe? A systematic mapping exercise was undertaken using standardised search terms across 29 sources, including publication databases, online repositories and a wide range of grey literature sources. The review team screened articles recursively, first by title only, then abstract and finally by full-text, using inclusion criteria related to systematic conservation plans conducted at sub-global scales and reported on since 1983. We sought studies that reported outcomes relating to natural, human, social, financial or institutional outcomes and which employed robust evaluation study designs. The following information was extracted from included studies: bibliographic details, background information including location of study and broad objectives of the plan, study design, reported outcomes and context. Of the approximately 10,000 unique articles returned through our searches, 1209 were included for full-text screening and 43 studies reported outcomes of conservation planning interventions. However, only three studies involved the use of evaluation study designs which are suitably rigorous for inclusion, according to best-practice guidelines. The three included studies were undertaken in the Gulf of California (Mexico), Réunion Island, and The Nature Conservancy’s landholdings across the USA. The studies varied widely in context, purpose and outcomes. Study designs were non-experimental or qualitative, and involved use of spatial landholdings over time, stakeholder surveys and modelling of alternative planning scenarios. Rigorous evaluations of systematic conservation plans are currently not published in academic journals or made publicly available elsewhere. Despite frequent claims relating to positive implications and outcomes of these planning activities, we show that evaluations are probably rarely conducted. This finding does not imply systematic conservation planning is not effective but highlights a significant gap in our understanding of how, when and why it may or may not be effective. Our results also corroborate claims that the literature on systematic conservation planning is dominated by methodological studies, rather than those that focus on implementation and outcomes, and support the case that this is a problematic imbalance in the literature. We emphasise the need for academics and practitioners to publish the outcomes of systematic conservation planning exercises and to consider employing robust evaluation methodologies when reporting project outcomes. Adequate reporting of outcomes will in turn enable transparency and accountability between institutions and funding bodies as well as improving the science and practice of conservation planning.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 2013
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 12-10-2015
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 31-01-2014
DOI: 10.1093/AOB/MCT314
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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