Monitoring is essential for effective conservation and management of threatened species
and ecological communities. However, more often than not, threatened species monitoring is …

Indigenous knowledge systems hold detailed information on current and past environments
that can inform ecological understanding as well as contemporary environmental …

Indigenous people are the custodians of knowledge systems that hold detailed awareness
of the environment, including applications for monitoring and management to improve …

It may be possible to avert threatened species declines by protecting refuges that promote
species persistence during times of stress. To do this, we need to know where refuges are …

Increasingly the importance of Indigenous participation is acknowledged as central to
effective biodiversity conservation. Traditional management emphasizes the importance of a …

Monitoring trends in animal populations in arid regions is challenging due to remoteness and
low population densities. However, detecting species' tracks or signs is an effective survey …

Increasingly scientists and policy makers are acknowledging the importance of Indigenous
participation in effective biodiversity conservation. In Australia, the recognised Indigenous …

Species distributions are influenced by variation in environmental conditions across many
scales. Knowledge of fine‐scale habitat requirements is important for predicting species …

Abstract Knowledge of the distribution of a species, although fundamental for directing
conservation, is often lacking for rare or declining species or those occurring in remote locations. …

The conservation status of many birds in Australia has been deteriorating in response to
human activities. Changes to land-management practices are required to halt declines but, in …