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isolation in areas with expanding coastal development, and what are the long-term prospects for water mouse viability in these areas?              Years 6–8                              60,000                                   Research institution/sc.                                             Clarity about the impact of coastal development on water mouse populations and extinction risk.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (Actions 2.3, 4.3, 4.4 & 6.2)
7.5     2         Research question: 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?       Years 6–8                              60,000                                   Research institution/sc.                                             Clarity about water mouse distribution and evolutionary history across northern Australia in relation to current and future threats.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (Actions 2.3, 4.3, 4.4 & 6.2)
7.6     2         Research question: Can detection dogs, LiDAR and/or satellite imagery be used to cost-effectively increase water mouse detection probability during surveys?                                                                                 Years 1–2                              50,000                                   Research institution/sc.                                             Increased knowledge about the potential for new survey techniques to increase detection probability and significantly enhance targeted detection survey effectiveness, monitoring and research programs for this elusive species that is challenging to survey.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (Nil)                                                                           Commonwealth environment department.
7.7     1         Research question: What are the drivers of intermittent water mouse detectability?                                                                                                                                                           Years 1–5                              120,000                                  Research institution/sc.                                             Critical information for research and monitoring programs.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (Nil)
7.8     Critical  Research question: Does water mouse ecology vary across its distribution (e.g. shelter construction and sociality, arboreal agility, feeding and activity patterns, movement, breeding), and how does this relate to threat susceptibility?  Years 4–6                              200,000                                  Research institution/sc.                                             Significantly increased knowledge about water mouse ecology that can feed into threat impact analyses.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (Actions 4.3 & 4.4)
7.9     2         Research question: Do chemical bioaccumulation (e.g. mosquito control) and/or microplastic pollution impact water mouse populations?                                                                                                         Years 2–4                              40,000                                   Research institution/sc.                                             Clarity about the impacts of chemical and plastic pollution on water mouse.
7.10    3         Research question: How can the health of water mouse populations be assessed in relation to potential threats?                                                                                                                               Anytime                                40,000                                   Research institution/sc.                                             Greater insight into impacts of potential threats to the water mouse.
7.11    1         Research question: Which standardised survey methods are suitable for monitoring water mouse population trajectories?                                                                                                                        Years 1-10                             40,000                                   Population monitoring program funding bodies (see Actions 6.1–6.3).  Best-practice and locally-tailored national population monitoring program.
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a 'Critical' represents actions that are essential to the assessment and recovery of the water mouse, and values 1-3 are in decreasing order of priority with 3 being lowest priority.
b Year of this Recovery Plan. Recovery Plan commencement year = Year 1. Dependencies in black text are absolute; dependencies in grey may not be required depending on the location and/or previous engagement with water mouse recovery.
c Research Institutes, primarily through independent and Commonwealth supported research training scholarships (e.g. RTP) for postgraduate students.

5.4                  Social and economic considerations