extinction of northern quoll. euan ritchie aceas grand 2014
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Understanding current mechanisms of extinction using population models for the northern quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus across tropical Australia. Euan Ritchie and Diana Fisher ACEAS Grand 2014TRANSCRIPT
Euan Ritchie, Deakin University, [email protected] @EuanRitchie1
Diana Fisher, University of Queensland, [email protected]
Reflections on northern quolls and data
A rare and endangered species
Scale and geographic representation
Data mismatches
Different study objectives = data missing
Source: Department of Parks and Wildlife, W.A.
Different survey methods and approaches
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What has been achieved?
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• Population-level datasets and estimates from 15 locations spanning northern Australia
• >4500 individual records of northern quolls for distribution modeling
• Life history data assembled from a subset of populations
