@article{f86ef6eacfcc4e19939661b80edc73ed,
title = "Linking life history to landscape for threatened species conservation in a multiuse region",
abstract = "Landscape-scale conservation that considers metapopulation dynamics will be essential for preventing declines of species facing multiple threats to their survival. Toward this end, we developed a novel approach that combines occurrence records, spatial-environmental data, and genetic information to model habitat, connectivity, and patterns of genetic structure and link spatial attributes to underlying ecological mechanisms. Using the threatened northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) as a case study, we applied this approach to address the need for conservation decision-making tools that promote resilient metapopulations of this threatened species in the Pilbara, Western Australia, a multiuse landscape that is a hotspot for biodiversity and mining. Habitat and connectivity were predicted by different landscape characteristics. Whereas habitat suitability was overwhelmingly driven by terrain ruggedness, dispersal was facilitated by proximity to watercourses. Although there is limited evidence for major physical barriers in the Pilbara, areas with high silt and clay content (i.e., alluvial and hardpan plains) showed high resistance to dispersal. Climate subtlety shaped distributions and patterns of genetic turnover, suggesting the potential for local adaptation. By understanding these spatial-environmental associations and linking them to life-history and metapopulation dynamics, we highlight opportunities to provide targeted species management. To support this, we have created habitat, connectivity, and genetic uniqueness maps for conservation decision-making in the region. These tools have the potential to provide a more holistic approach to conservation in multiuse landscapes globally.",
keywords = "Animals, Endangered Species, Conservation of Natural Resources, Ecosystem, Biodiversity, Climate, arid, conservation planning, landscape ecology, northern quoll, species distribution modeling, conectividad, connectivity, mammals, mam{\'i}feros, landscape genetics, cuol del norte, {\'a}rido, modelado de distribuci{\'o}n de especies, ecolog{\'i}a del paisaje, gen{\'e}tica del paisaje, planeaci{\'o}n de la conservaci{\'o}n",
author = "Shaw, {Robyn E} and Spencer, {Peter B} and Gibson, {Lesley A} and Dunlop, {Judy A} and Kinloch, {Janine E} and Karel Mokany and Margaret Byrne and Craig Moritz and Harriet Davie and Travouillon, {Kenny J} and Ottewell, {Kym M}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by an Australian Research Council Linkage Project (LP170100061) that includes the Australian National University, Biologic, CSIRO, DBCA, Murdoch University, Roy Hill Iron Ore, the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute, and the Western Australian Museum. We gratefully acknowledge the many Traditional Owners of the Pilbara region on whose country these data were collected, as well as the ranger groups, ecologists, and consultancies who collected samples. This work was supported by resources provided by the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre ( pawsey.org.au ) with funding from the Australian Government and the Government of Western Australia. All data and R code are available from Github and have been archived in a Zenodo Digital Repository (Shaw 2022 ). Open access publishing facilitated by Murdoch University, as part of the Wiley ‐ Murdoch University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians. Funding Information: This work was supported by an Australian Research Council Linkage Project (LP170100061) that includes the Australian National University, Biologic, CSIRO, DBCA, Murdoch University, Roy Hill Iron Ore, the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute, and the Western Australian Museum. We gratefully acknowledge the many Traditional Owners of the Pilbara region on whose country these data were collected, as well as the ranger groups, ecologists, and consultancies who collected samples. This work was supported by resources provided by the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre (pawsey.org.au) with funding from the Australian Government and the Government of Western Australia. All data and R code are available from Github and have been archived in a Zenodo Digital Repository (Shaw 2022). Open access publishing facilitated by Murdoch University, as part of the Wiley - Murdoch University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Authors. Conservation Biology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Conservation Biology.",
year = "2023",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1111/cobi.13989",
language = "English",
volume = "37",
pages = "1--14",
journal = "Conservation Biology",
issn = "0888-8892",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "1",
}
