Best Practice Temperate Woodland Assessment, Management and Monitoring

Temperate eucalypt woodland is one of Australia's most highly modified natural ecosystems. In collaboration with two major conservation management agencies, we will build major research capability for this ecosystem (spanning 14 years across 6 woodland types and several faunal groups) to: (1) evaluate metrics currently used to inform investments for enhanced woodland management; (2) evaluate the long-term effectiveness of different management interventions; and (3) identify appropriate metrics and techniques for assessing, monitoring and restoring this ecosystem. Important new insights from this work will underpin best-practice guidelines for conserving temperate woodland in agricultural landscapes.