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Biodiversity and Conservation Science Annual Research Report 2017–18 Acknowledgements Biodiversity and Conservation Science Biodiversity and Conservation Science Annual Research Report 2017–18 Acknowledgements This report was prepared by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA). For more information contact: Executive Director, Biodiversity and Conservation Science Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 17 Dick Perry Avenue Kensington Western Australia 6151 Locked Bag 104 Bentley Delivery Centre Western Australia 6983 Telephone (08) 9219 9943 dbca.wa.gov.au The recommended reference for this publication is: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, 2019, Biodiversity and Conservation Science Annual Research Report 2017–18, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Perth. Images Front cover main photo: Rowley Shoals. Photo – Will Robbins/DBCA Front cover top photos left to right: Yellow-throated miner on Ashburton pea. Photo – Stephen Van Leeuwen/DBCA Mound spring survey. Photo – Val English/DBCA, Ranger checking cage trap. Photo – Judy Dunlop/DBCA Boodie joey. Photo – Judy Dunlop/DBCA Back cover top photos left to right: Banksia woodland Yanchep. Photo – Jill Pryde/DBCA Montgomery Reef. Photo – Will Robbins/DBCA Little Beach, Two Peoples Bay. Photo – Stephen Van Leeuwen/DBCA Matuwa (Lorna Glen). Photo – Judy Dunlop/DBCA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions Biodiversity and Conservation Science Annual Research Report 2017–2018 Director’s Message I am pleased to present our first research report as the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. On 1 July 2017, the Department of Parks and Wildlife was amalgamated with the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, Zoological Parks Authority and Rottnest Island Authority. A key focus area for the new department, as identified by the State Government, is to combine biodiversity science into one department to build and share biodiversity knowledge. In that context, the science functions of the previous agencies have been combined in Biodiversity and Conservation Science and this report reflects the activities and outcomes of the science work of the new department for the past financial year. In forming Biodiversity and Conservation Science to provide science services to the whole of the department, we have established a new structure. Along with continuing the existing programs of Animal Science, Plant Science and Herbarium, Marine Science, Ecoinformatics, and Species and Communities, we have formed new programs in Fire Science, Kings Park Science, Perth Zoo Science, Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis, and Rivers and Estuaries Science. The work undertaken in the previous Wetlands Conservation Program and the Biogeography Program has joined forestry research in the Ecosystem Science Program. A Biodiversity and Conservation Science Forum held in May showcased the diversity and high quality of science delivered by Biodiversity and Conservation Science, and provided an opportunity for staff and affiliated students to learn about the science projects undertaken. A key activity this year has been to prepare a Science Strategic Plan for the department. Development of the plan drew on the knowledge and expertise of a range of departmental staff from science, operations, management and policy, to determine the key direction for science to support the policy and operational conservation management functions of the department. The plan was endorsed by Corporate Executive in June and was launched by the Chief Scientist, Professor Peter Klinken, in August. The plan articulates the key objectives of science against five of the six strategic intent statements for the department: Biodiversity and Conservation, Fire Management, Natural and Cultural Values, Our Community and Partners, and Our People. The science plan also links with state science priorities, as Biodiversity and Marine Science is identified in A Science Statement for Western Australia as a priority area for science in Western Australia where scientific knowledge is essential to ensure we conserve, appreciate and value add to the unique biodiversity found around us. Throughout the changes and development of the strategic plan we have maintained our scientific research activity and outputs. Highlights for this year include a pilot translocation of hare wallabies to Dirk Hartog Island given the success in goat and cat eradication programs, the launch of the Banksia Woodlands Restoration book that is a culmination of many years research into restoration of Banksia Woodlands by scientists from Kings Park, flora translocation for species identified as a priority in the national Threatened Species Strategy, the completion of targeted surveys for rare flora and bilbies in the La Grange Irrigated Agriculture project area in the west Kimberley, and the discovery in Roebuck Bay of the first consistently used foraging area for flatback turtles. Species and Communities Branch staff have also provided considerable input to the drafting of Regulations to support the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. Most of our projects have been undertaken in partnership with conservation staff in the Parks and Wildlife Service, and from Perth Zoo and Kings Park, and with fantastic assistance from our volunteers. I look forward to continuing to consolidate our new structure and furthering the delivery of excellence in applied science to support the conservation management of our diverse plants, animals and ecosystems for the benefit of all Western Australians. We will have an ongoing focus on partnerships and will strive to build additional relationships with universities, the resources sector, aboriginal land managers and NGOs. We also have a renewed focus on science communication and looking for new ways to share inspiring stories and connect people with our fascinating plants and animals and our unique natural places is a key objective. Dr Margaret Byrne Executive Director Biodiversity and Conservation Science November 2018 Contents Service Delivery Structure . 1 Animal Science . 3 Understanding and reducing python predation of the endangered Gilbert’s potoroo . 3 Dirk Hartog Island National Park Ecological Restoration Project – fauna reconstruction . 4 Improved fauna recovery in the Pilbara – benefitting the endangered northern quoll through broad-scale feral cat baiting. 6 Cat eradication on Dirk Hartog Island . 7 Improving the use of remote cameras as a survey and monitoring tool . 8 Decision support system for prioritising and implementing biosecurity on Western Australia’s islands . 9 Conservation and management of the bilby in the Pilbara . 10 Genetic assessment for conservation of rare and threatened fauna . 12 Genetic approaches for evaluating the contribution of the reserve system to fauna conservation 14 Rangelands restoration: reintroduction of native mammals to Matuwa (Lorna Glen) . 15 Feral cat control and numbat recovery in Dryandra woodland and other sites . 16 Conservation of south coast threatened birds . 17 Ecology and management of the northern quoll in the Pilbara . 18 Conservation of the graceful sun-moth . 19 Impact of cane toads on biodiversity in the Kimberley . 20 Development of effective broad-scale aerial baiting strategies for the control of feral cats . 21 Gilbert’s potoroo recovery plan . 23 Plant Science and Herbarium . 24 Molecular characterisation of stinking passionflower (Passiflora foetida) . 24 Is restoration working? An ecological genetic assessment . 25 Interactive key and taxonomic studies of Myrtaceae tribe Chamelaucieae . 26 Climate change risks for biodiversity and ecosystem function in species-rich shrublands . 27 Strategic taxonomic studies in families including Amaranthaceae and Fabaceae (Ptilotus, Gom- phrena, Swainsona) and other plant groups . 28 The Western Australian Plant Census and Australian Plant Census . 29 The Western Australian Herbarium’s specimen database . 30 Herbarium collections management . 31 Biodiversity informatics at the Western Australian Herbarium . 32 Taxonomy of undescribed taxa in the Ericaceae subfamily Styphelioideae, with an emphasis on those of conservation concern . 33 Resolving the systematics and taxonomy of Tephrosia in Western Australia . 34 Taxonomy of selected families including legumes, grasses and lilies . 36 Temperature thresholds for recruitment in south-west Western Australian flora . 37 Systematics of the triggerplant genus Stylidium ........................... 38 Taxonomic review and floristic studies of the benthic marine algae of north-western Australian and floristic surveys of Western Australian marine benthic algae . 39 The Western Australian marine benthic algae online and an interactive key to the genera of Australian marine benthic algae . 40 Taxonomic resolution and description of new plant species, particularly priority flora from those areas subject to mining in Western Australia . 40 Genetic and ecological viability of plant populations in remnant vegetation . 41 Translocation of critically endangered plants . 43 iii Mating system variation, genetic diversity and viability of small fragmented populations of threat- ened flora, and other key plants of conservation importance . 44 The population ecology of critically endangered flora . 45 Seed biology, seedbank dynamics and collection and storage of seed of rare and threatened Western Australian taxa . 46 Genetics and biosystematics for the conservation, circumscription and management of the West- ern Australian flora . 47 Ecosystem Science . 49 Do hotter and drier regions harbour adaptive variation for climate
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