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demography, movement patterns, denning behaviour and foraging activity of possums in areas regenerating after timber harvesting, and (2) interplay between midstorey Acacia senescence and hollow development.

Action 5.6 – Priority: Essential
Evaluate the collateral benefits and detriments of management actions proposed in this Plan to other threatened species in this landscape.

Performance criteria
   1)      Critical knowledge gaps are identified and filled, and management applies this knowledge and is demonstrably more effective.
Table 5: Objective 5 deliverables
Timing               Outcome
By end of 1st year       * A regular research forum is established for all key researchers and stakeholders to (1) help coordinate research; (2) identify key knowledge gaps; (3) effectively disseminate new information from research; (4) guide effective uptake of knowledge to management; and (5) help resolve contested research findings or implications (Action 5.1).
By end of 2nd year       * The pattern and rate of recolonisation of Leadbeater's possum in areas regrowing after the 2009 bushfires has been assessed (Action 5.3).
                         * The cost effectiveness of habitat augmentation options are understood (Action 5.5).
By end of 5th year       * The size of the total population and individual subpopulations is reliably estimated, and used with PVA to help guide management responses (Action 5.2).
                         * Habitat burnt in 2009 has been assessed to determine natural recolonisation rates and extent of occurrence throughout forest burnt in 2009 (Action 5.3).
By end of 10th year      * The beneficial and detrimental impacts of planning and management options on other threatened species in this landscape are evaluated and appropriately considered in decision-making (Action 5.6).

Objective 6
An integrated monitoring program is effectively implemented (and maintained) that publicly reports in a timely manner on possum status, existing and future habitat extent, quality and connectivity, and effectiveness of management and research activities.

Rationale
Current monitoring programs have been instrumental in charting trends in the abundance and incidence of Leadbeater's possum and in key habitat attributes, including the responses of these features to a range of disturbance events. Information resulting from such monitoring is pivotal for the assessment of the conservation status of this species. Such monitoring information also provides a critical foundation to prioritise management responses, and to measure the extent of management success, and hence to continually review and, where necessary, refine such management. Ideally, monitoring programs should assess, in an unbiased manner, a range of key variables comprehensively across the distribution and ecological settings of the species.

Action 6.1 – Priority: Essential
Maintain, enhance or develop new monitoring programs to ensure an integrated monitoring and survey program across all tenures and management zones and develop effective public reporting of monitoring results. Collate existing monitoring data and programs that assess trends in abundance and incidence of Leadbeater's possum, extent