MAKING TRACKS - Biolink
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MAKING TRACKS
NEW APPROACHES TO MODELLING DISPERSAL PATHWAYS AND KOALA HABITAT CONNECTIVITY
Amanda Lane; Alex Lechner; Kirsty Wallis; Stephen Phillips
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Regional Scale Connectivity
Key Habitats and Corridors (KHC) North-east NSW
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G eneralisedA pproach toP lanning
C onnectivity fromL ocaloS cales toR egional
Lechner and Lefroy (2014): University of Tasmania and National Environmental Research Program
Graphic taken from GAP CLoSR: conservation outcomes at regional scale in the Lower Hunter. National Environmental Research Program.
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Lechner and Lefroy (2014): University of Tasmania and National Environmental Research Program
Graphic taken from GAP CLoSR: conservation outcomes at regional scale in the Lower Hunter. National Environmental Research Program.
Habitat patches
Least-cost dispersal pathways
Landscape components
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Southern Cross University
Golf course
Wilsons River
Commercial Centre
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Cadastre
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CadastreVegetation
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CadastreVegetationHydrology
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CadastreVegetationHydrologyRoads
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CadastreVegetationHydrologyRoadsGap-crossing threshold
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Satellite imagery Cost dispersal surface
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Cost Dispersal Surface
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GAP CLoSR ResultsSingle landscape component
Habitat patches
Least-cost dispersal pathways follow;
Scattered trees
Windrows in orchards
Roadside and remnant native vegetation
Thin lines of trees in urban areas
Across roads
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GAP CLoSR Results – Vehicle-strike blackspots
High density of least-cost dispersal pathways at vehicle-strike blackspots
Modelled pathways match areas that koalas actually traverse
Action - support connectivity by addressing vehicle-strike
Km of road with the highest vehicle-strike in LGA runs directly through
the second most important dispersal pathway (dIIC score)
dIIC score – delta Integral Index of Connectivity
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GAP CLoSR Results: losing dispersal pathways
Connectivity Attributes No. Elements
Landscape components 1
Habitat patches 197
Least-cost pathways 555
Connectivity Attribute No. Elements
Landscape Components 1
Habitat patches 249
Least-cost pathways 795
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GAP CLoSR Results: pinch points for dispersal
Koala hub relies on one pathway
Can it be secured / restored?
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Modelling koala habitat connectivity
Utility of GAP CLoSR
Assess impacts of land use changes
Inform road placement
Optimal locations for vehicle-strike mitigation
Identify pinch-points and direct restoration efforts
Where to now?
Keep refining cost metrics
Use in concert with regional corridors
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Acknowledgements
Alex Lechner
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ReferencesBiolink. (2019). Koala Connectivity: Identifying least-cost dispersal pathways for koalas within the Lismore Comprehensive Koala Plan of Management (CKPoM). Report to Lismore Council. Biolink Ecological Consultants, Uki, NSW.
Biolink. (2018). Koala Corridor Project: Campbelltown & Wollondilly Local Government Areas. Report to NSW Office of Environment & Heritage. Biolink Ecological Consultants, Uki, NSW.
Phillips, S. Lane, A. and Wallis, K. (2017). Managing koala populations for the future: constituent populations of the Central ARKS Port Stephens sub-area. Report to Port Stephens Council. Biolink Ecological Consultants, Uki, NSW.