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7.4         What is the extent and genetic impact of water mouse fragmentation and isolation in areas with expanding coastal development, and what are the long-term prospects for water mouse viability in these areas?
7.5         What is the level of population connectivity across northern Australia and New Guinea, and can a genetic analysis help to determine if the water mouse occurs in undetected locations in remote northern Australia?
7.6         Can detection dogs, LiDAR and/or satellite imagery be used to cost-effectively increase water mouse detection probability during targeted surveys?
7.7         What are the drivers of intermittent water mouse detectability at locations?
7.8         Does water mouse ecology vary across its distribution (e.g. shelter construction and sociality, arboreal agility, biotic interactions including predation risk and diet, feeding and activity patterns, movement, breeding, life span), and how does this relate to threat susceptibility?
7.9         Do chemical bioaccumulation (e.g. from mosquito control) and/or microplastic pollution impact water mouse populations?
7.10        How can the health of water mouse populations be assessed in relation to potential threats?
7.11        Which standardised survey methods are suitable for monitoring water mouse population trajectories?

5.3                  Priorities, timeframes and funding
The water mouse is a nationally and internationally significant species that requires interventions to reduce declines and better understand its ecology and conservation status to ensure the Commonwealth of Australia meets international obligations for biodiversity and wetland management. Significant progress in recovering the national water mouse population is likely to occur if the actions outlined in this recovery plan are comprehensively funded and implemented over the next ten years.
The cost of implementing this plan must be incorporated into the core business expenditure of partners – including funding bodies – to ensure those partners who are responsible for executing the plan can effectively collaborate, prioritise and implement actions to protect the water mouse and ensure its long-term persistence.
Table 12 outlines the action priorities, timeframes, partners, primary funding sources and costs (where estimable) required to achieve the objectives of the Water Mouse Recovery Plan. Some actions depend on other actions being completed before they can commence. These dependencies are highlighted. Other actions are non-linear and can be implemented concurrently. The timeframe for some actions is location-dependent and will vary according to the current level of local knowledge about water mouse occurrence, ecology and threats.
The detailed costs of in-situ threat management actions are unable to be quantified until three of the key actions outlined in this plan are undertaken: 1) Create a water mouse spatial habitat layer including areas supporting recovery, 2) Identify and engage all relevant partners, and 3) Develop an integrated or targeted adaptive management plan for each water mouse location to address local threats and monitor population trends. Currently,