Outfoxing the fox: new cost-effective ways to protect threatened species

智胜狐狸：保护受威胁物种的经济有效的新方法

• 批准号: LP200200884
• 负责人: Dr James Van Dyke
• 金额: $ 42.7万
• 依托单位: La Trobe University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2022-05-30 至 2026-05-29
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP200200884
• 关键词: Outfoxing; fox; new; cost; effective

This project aims to address the damage caused by invasive foxes by applying new methods of protection for threatened species. This project expects to generate new knowledge in the areas of conservation biology and invasive species management by comparing the effectiveness of fox control strategies for improving the population viability of declining freshwater turtles. Expected outcomes of this project include a community-based conservation model that prevents turtle extinctions in south-eastern Australia at considerable cost savings. Significant benefits include improved management of the impacts of invasive species, and restoration of ecosystem services provided by the scavenging role of freshwater turtles for maintaining water quality.

该项目旨在通过采用保护受威胁物种的新方法来解决入侵狐狸造成的损害。该项目预计将通过比较狐狸控制战略对提高淡水龟种群生存能力的有效性，在保护生物学和入侵物种管理领域产生新的知识。该项目的预期成果包括一个以社区为基础的保护模式，该模式可防止澳大利亚东南部的海龟灭绝，并节省大量费用。显著的好处包括改善对入侵物种影响的管理，恢复淡水龟为保持水质而发挥的食腐作用所提供的生态系统服务。