A checklist of attributes for effective monitoring of threatened species and threatened ecosystems.

摘要: Monitoring of threatened species and ecosystems is critical for determining population trends, identifying urgency management responses, assessing the efficacy interventions. Yet many are not monitored those that are, quality monitoring often poor. Here we provide a checklist factors need to be considered inclusion in robust programs ecosystems. These can grouped under four broad themes - design programs, structure governance data reporting, appropriate funding legislative support. We briefly discuss key attributes our these themes. Key topics first theme include objective setting, identification most entities measured, consistency methodology protocols through time, ensuring long-term, embedding into management. Under second which focuses on ecosystems, touch importance adopting that: test effectiveness interventions, produce results relevant management, engage with (and accepted by) community. Theme 3, why highlight costs curation, analysis reporting factored budgets programs. This requires levels made available beyond just cost collection topic examined 4. examples, from Australia, each recognize closely inter-related therefore conceptual model highlighting linkages. suggest help identify parts existing adequate purpose or may deficient improved.