Decisions about the choice of provenance of planting material for use in conservation and restora... more Decisions about the choice of provenance of planting material for use in conservation and restoration programs have long been contentious. Some divergences are founded on differences in the objectives. We suggest that the debate is additionally confounded by inadequate testing of competing models using local information. Here we test some assumptions underlying 'local' (FloraBank 2010a, 2010b) and 'climate-ready' (Hancock et al. 2016) provenance models with data from the Cumberland Plain. We caution against generic application of provenance approaches and recommend that non-local provenance should be used only after analysis of local data to demonstrate the specific risks and benefits for the target species and landscape.
Australasian Plant Conservation: Journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation, Sep 1, 2014
In the last 12 months two pest species were accidentally introduced to Greater Sydney. Both pests... more In the last 12 months two pest species were accidentally introduced to Greater Sydney. Both pests are likely to impact native as well as exotic species, raising interesting questions on biosecurity and the management of accidental biocontrol.
The behavioural ecology of terrestrial molluscs is poorly known. We consider the
behavioural eco... more The behavioural ecology of terrestrial molluscs is poorly known. We consider the behavioural ecology of three morphologically similar, parapatric camaenids of southeast Australia: Meridolum corneovirens, Meridolum middenense, and Pommerhelix duralensis. We critically review available literature on their behaviour and address knowledge gaps through field and laboratory studies, including spool-line tracking data for P. duralensis and M. corneovirens. These data are supplemented by in situ observation for each species
Australian Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference, Sydney, 2018
Can wildlife release be adapted not only to save lives but to also save ecosystems? For four year... more Can wildlife release be adapted not only to save lives but to also save ecosystems? For four years we modified the release of rehabilitated Bare-nosed Wombats in a project to rewild 350 hectares of Cumberland Plain Woodland in Western Sydney. We successfully re-established the breeding population and generated an 80% increase in the activity of other wildlife species through associated ecosystem services. We report significant opportunities to adapt wildlife rehabilitation to restore wild ecosystems
Decisions about the choice of provenance of planting material for use in conservation and restora... more Decisions about the choice of provenance of planting material for use in conservation and restoration programs have long been contentious. Some divergences are founded on differences in the objectives. We suggest that the debate is additionally confounded by inadequate testing of competing models using local information. Here we test some assumptions underlying 'local' (FloraBank 2010a, 2010b) and 'climate-ready' (Hancock et al. 2016) provenance models with data from the Cumberland Plain. We caution against generic application of provenance approaches and recommend that non-local provenance should be used only after analysis of local data to demonstrate the specific risks and benefits for the target species and landscape.
Australasian Plant Conservation: Journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation, Sep 1, 2014
In the last 12 months two pest species were accidentally introduced to Greater Sydney. Both pests... more In the last 12 months two pest species were accidentally introduced to Greater Sydney. Both pests are likely to impact native as well as exotic species, raising interesting questions on biosecurity and the management of accidental biocontrol.
The behavioural ecology of terrestrial molluscs is poorly known. We consider the
behavioural eco... more The behavioural ecology of terrestrial molluscs is poorly known. We consider the behavioural ecology of three morphologically similar, parapatric camaenids of southeast Australia: Meridolum corneovirens, Meridolum middenense, and Pommerhelix duralensis. We critically review available literature on their behaviour and address knowledge gaps through field and laboratory studies, including spool-line tracking data for P. duralensis and M. corneovirens. These data are supplemented by in situ observation for each species
Australian Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference, Sydney, 2018
Can wildlife release be adapted not only to save lives but to also save ecosystems? For four year... more Can wildlife release be adapted not only to save lives but to also save ecosystems? For four years we modified the release of rehabilitated Bare-nosed Wombats in a project to rewild 350 hectares of Cumberland Plain Woodland in Western Sydney. We successfully re-established the breeding population and generated an 80% increase in the activity of other wildlife species through associated ecosystem services. We report significant opportunities to adapt wildlife rehabilitation to restore wild ecosystems
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Papers by Peter Ridgeway
behavioural ecology of three morphologically similar, parapatric camaenids of southeast
Australia: Meridolum corneovirens, Meridolum middenense, and Pommerhelix duralensis.
We critically review available literature on their behaviour and address knowledge gaps
through field and laboratory studies, including spool-line tracking data for P. duralensis and M. corneovirens. These data are supplemented by in situ observation for each species
Conference Presentations by Peter Ridgeway
behavioural ecology of three morphologically similar, parapatric camaenids of southeast
Australia: Meridolum corneovirens, Meridolum middenense, and Pommerhelix duralensis.
We critically review available literature on their behaviour and address knowledge gaps
through field and laboratory studies, including spool-line tracking data for P. duralensis and M. corneovirens. These data are supplemented by in situ observation for each species