National recovery plan for Twenty-five threatened orchid taxa of Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales 2003 - 2007
Coates, F., Jeanes, J. and Pritchard, A.
Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne, 2002
Appendix 1: Implementation Schedule
| Action | Description | Priority | Feasibility | Responsibility* |
Cost estimate
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Total | |||||
| Conservation status | ||||||||||
| 1.1 | Clarify taxonomy | 3 | 100% | RBG, CPBR | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $100,000 |
| 1.2 | Collect baseline data | 1 or 2 | 100% | DSE | $15,941 | $14,109 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30,050 |
| 2 | Population biology | |||||||||
| 2.1 | Describe life histories | 2 | 100% | DSE | $21,250 | $21,161 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $42,411 |
| 2.2 | Evaluate natural pollination | 2 | 75% | DSE/RP | $10,625 | $10,580 | $14,447 | $15,050 | $16,746 | $67,448 |
| 2.3 | Evaluate hand pollination | 2 | 75% | DSE/RP | $0 | $10,580 | $14,447 | $15,050 | $16,746 | $56,821 |
| 2.4 | Fungal distributions | 2 | 50% | DSE/RP | $0 | $0 | $14,445 | $15,050 | $16,746 | $46,241 |
| 2.3 | In situ fungal growth | 2 | 50% | DSE/RP | $0 | $0 | $14,445 | $15,052 | $16,746 | $46,243 |
| 3 | Habitat requirements | |||||||||
| 3.1 | Identify key populations | 1 | 100% | DSE | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 3.2 | Conduct surveys | 1 or 2 | 100% | DSE | $42,500 | $21,160 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $63,660 |
| 3.3 | Identify ecological correlates | 1 or 2 | 75% | DSE | $10,624 | $10,580 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,205 |
| 3.4 | Prepare habitat descriptions | 2 or 3 | 100% | DSE | $10,624 | $10,580 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,204 |
| 4 | Manage risks to populations | |||||||||
| 4.1 | Control threats | 1 | 100% | DSE/PV/OO | $139,875 | $197,000 | $191,500 | $80,500 | $117,500 | $726,375 |
| 4.2 | Identify disturbance regimes | 1 or 2 | 75% | DSE | $10,000 | $0 | $12,500 | $30,050 | $0 | $52,550 |
| 4.3 | Protect public land habitat | 1 | 75% | DSE/PV | $5,000 | $12,053 | $9,480 | $0 | $0 | $26,533 |
| 4.4 | Protect private land habitat | 1 | 75% | DSE/PL | $5,000 | $12,054 | $9,400 | $0 | $0 | $26,454 |
| 5 | Promote in situ recruitment | |||||||||
| 5.1 | Prepare habitat for seed | 1 or 2 | 75% | DSE/CG | $0 | $14,107 | $15,690 | $22,00 | $21,203 | $73,000 |
| 5.2 | Re-stock seedbank | 1 or 2 | 75% | DSE/CG | $0 | $14,107 | $15,690 | $14,000 | $16,389 | $60,186 |
| 6 | Population trends | |||||||||
| 6.1 | Conduct annual censusing | 2 | 100% | DSE/CG | $15,937 | $14,107 | $21,035 | $40,075 | $40,619 | $13,773 |
| 6.2 | Collate, analyse and report | 2 | 100% | DSE | $0 | $14,107 | $21,035 | $20,075 | $22,619 | $77,836 |
| 6.3 | Adjust management | 1 | 75% | DSE/OO | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $35,000 |
| 7 | Increase populations ex situ | |||||||||
| 7.1 | Hand pollinate plants | 1 or 2 | 100% | DSE/CG | $16,937 | $9,536 | $3,000 | $27,000 | $21,899 | $78,372 |
| 7.2 | Establish a seed bank | 1 or 2 | 75% | DSE/RBG | $2,000 | $10,536 | $9,202 | $7,000 | $7,500 | $36,238 |
| 7.3 | Establish a fungi bank | 1 or 2 | 75% | DSE/RBG | $2,000 | $10,536 | $11,202 | $9,100 | $11,000 | $48,838 |
| 7.4 | Cultivate plants | 1 or 2 | 50% | DSE/RBG/GBG | $5,000 | $5,000 | $17,202 | $20,906 | $21,557 | $70,165 |
| 7.5 | Database | 3 | 100% | CG/RBG | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $5,000 |
| 8 | Translocation | |||||||||
| 8.1 | Determine criteria | 2 | 100% | DSE | $0 | $10,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,750 |
| 8.2 | Evaluate site suitability | 1 | 75% | DSE | $0 | $10,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,750 |
| 8.3 | Cost-benefit analysis | 2 | 100% | DSE | $0 | $10,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,750 |
| 8.4 | Prepare and implement translocation plans | 1 | 100% | DSE | $0 | $15,750 | $31,332 | $13,212 | $10,622 | $70,916 |
| 8.5 | Maintain populations | 1 | 50% | DSE | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $46,500 | $40,000 | $91,500 |
| 9 | Education strategy | |||||||||
| 9.1 | Prepare educational material | 3 | 100% | DSE | $10,000 | $0 | $15,000 | $25,050 | $31,746 | $81,796 |
| 9.2 | Community extension | 3 | 100% | DSE | $15,937 | $45,107 | $40,690 | $30,050 | $31,746 | $163,530 |
| 9.3 | Workshops and symposia | 3 | 100% | DSE | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,050 | $23,746 | $52,796 |
| 9.4 | Support research | 3 | 50% | DSE/RP | $10,000 | $0 | $20,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | $65,000 |
| 10 | Networks | |||||||||
| 10.1 | Maintain TORT | 3 | 100% | DSE | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $15,000 |
| 10.2 | Regional recovery teams | 3 | 100% | DSE/EH/ NSW NPWS |
$5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $25,000 |
| 10.3 | Interstate liaison | 3 | 100% | DSE/EH/ NSW NPWS |
$1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $5,000 |
| Grand Totals | $382,250 | $539,000 | $541,240 | $531,270 | $547,631 | $2,541,391 | ||||
* OO - Other government organisation; CG - Community Group; PL - Private landowner; RP - Research partner
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