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Habitat Management of the Endemic and Critical Endangered Montseny Brook Newt (Calotriton arnoldi). LAND 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/land11030449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Calotriton arnoldi is an endemic amphibian inhabiting Montseny Natural Park and Biosphere Reserve (PNRBM), listed as “critically endangered (CR)” by IUCN. At the end of 2016, the Life Tritó del Montseny (LIFETM) project (LIFE15 NAT/ES/000757) was launched. The aim of the project was to promote around fifty actions to ensure the conservation of C. arnoldi and its natural habitat, and this entailed five strategic lines: (1) Increasing the scientific and technical knowledge with regard to C. arnoldi’s conservation status and its habitat management. (2) Expanding its geographic distribution. (3) Involving and engaging stakeholders in the conservation of the Montseny brook newt. (4) Eliminating or minimizing threats that exist in the riparian habitat. (5) Establishing proper legal coverage and defining long-term strategic planning. The successes and failures experienced throughout the process provide us with essential information that will enable us to develop an adaptive management of the habitat. In order to eliminate or minimize threats to the newt’s habitat, some of the actions that are currently being carried out are: (a) Land acquisitions and land exchanges with private properties. (b) Land stewardship procedures, with two custody agreements being signed. (c) Reduction of water withdrawal with nine water catchments and distribution being remodeled. (d) Improvement of water treatments and storage by installing ecological wastewater treatment facilities. (e) Ensuring ecological connectivity and riparian forest restoration. Here, we present an evaluation of the actions carried out to improve the habitat of this species, including the necessary considerations for them to be implemented correctly and to be successful in a natural area, which is under public-private management.
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Emery J, Mitchell NJ, Cogger H, Agius J, Andrew P, Arnall S, Detto T, Driscoll DA, Flakus S, Green P, Harlow P, McFadden M, Pink C, Retallick K, Rose K, Sleeth M, Tiernan B, Valentine LE, Woinarski JZ. The lost lizards of Christmas Island: A retrospective assessment of factors driving the collapse of a native reptile community. CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/csp2.358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jon‐Paul Emery
- School of Biological Sciences The University of Western Australia Perth Western Australia Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Western Australia Perth Western Australia Australia
| | - Harold Cogger
- John Evans Memorial Fellow, Australian Museum Research Institute Sydney New South Wales Australia
| | - Jessica Agius
- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney Brownlow Hill New South Wales Australia
| | - Paul Andrew
- Taronga Conservation Society Australia Mosman New South Wales Australia
| | | | - Tanya Detto
- Christmas Island National Park Drumsite Territory of Christmas Island Australia
| | - Don A. Driscoll
- Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences Deakin University Geelong, Burwood Campus Melbourne Victoria Australia
| | - Samantha Flakus
- Christmas Island National Park Drumsite Territory of Christmas Island Australia
| | - Peter Green
- Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution La Trobe University Melbourne Victoria Australia
| | - Peter Harlow
- Taronga Conservation Society Australia Mosman New South Wales Australia
| | - Michael McFadden
- Taronga Conservation Society Australia Mosman New South Wales Australia
| | - Caitlyn Pink
- Christmas Island National Park Drumsite Territory of Christmas Island Australia
| | - Kent Retallick
- Christmas Island National Park Drumsite Territory of Christmas Island Australia
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- Australian Registry of Wildlife Health, Taronga Conservation Society Australia Mosman New South Wales Australia
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- Christmas Island National Park Drumsite Territory of Christmas Island Australia
| | - Leonie E. Valentine
- School of Biological Sciences The University of Western Australia Perth Western Australia Australia
| | - John Z. Woinarski
- Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods Charles Darwin University Casuarina Northwest Territories Australia
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