Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432:reg:6:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 20/20)
Character Range: 176135–179718

9 Supporting strategies to aid research
Action  Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Partners
7a      Collate and report on the findings of research and revise actions where necessary.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Recovery team science subcommittee, recovery team, state and territory government conservation agencies.
7b      Establish systems to promote the integration of monitoring and management activities, so that management impact can be measured.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Recovery team science subcommittee, state and territory government conservation agencies.
7c      Facilitate the integration of management and associated research so that research findings influence management practice.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Recovery team, state and territory government conservation agencies.
7d      Develop a research plan that identifies priority areas for additional research. Research topics include:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Recovery team science subcommittee, state and territory government conservation agencies, research providers.
            * Bilby biology, ecology, population dynamics and genetic diversity.
            * Predator biology, ecology, interdependencies, control methods and effects on the bilby.
            * Habitat quality, extent, processes and threats, such as fire and grazing.
            * Factors that influence the spread of fire, and its effects on habitat and food availability.
            * The effects of, and opportunities associated with, a changing climate.
            * Interdependencies between predators, fire, water availability and introduced species.
            * For northern Western Australia, the following research priorities have been proposed (Cramer et al. 2017): refine survey methods; improve understanding of habitat use; improve understanding of the genetic structure of (meta)populations; improve understanding of the threat posed by introduced predators and herbivores; and improve understanding of how fire regimes affect bilby conservation.

Photo: Tjitururr bilby dreaming site – The Ninu Festival opened with a visit to a bilby dreaming site on the Kiwirrkurra IPA, Tjitururr © Kiwirrkurra IPA.