1.0Island Arks Australiahttp://islandarks.com.auRCShttp://islandarks.com.au/author/katie/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="http://islandarks.com.au/island-ark-symposiums/island-arks-symposium-ii/island-arks-symposim-ii-papers-and-presentations/">Island Arks Symposim II Papers and Presentations</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! 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Alan Saunders. Invasive Species International Landcare Research. VIEW (18MB) Managing small islands in Indonesia – a success story from Kofiau MPA, West Papua, Indonesia. Joanne Wilson, Sangeeta Mangubhai, Lukas Rumetna, Karel Wamafma, The Nature Conservancy – Indonesia VIEW Ecological Restoration of sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. Keith Springer, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service VIEW (18MB) Island Biosecurity in New Zealand Nature Reserves. Keith Broome New Zealand Department of Conservation VIEW Deep Sea Mining in the South Pacific – opportunities and risks for Island communities. Steve Raaymakers Eco-strategic Consultants Open Session 1 – Biosecurity Barrow Island – A model for Conservation and Development Russell Lagdon, Chevron Australia Environment Manager VIEW Keynote address: World-Class Management – Our Environmental Responsibility and the Barrow Island Quarantine Management System. Johann van der Merwe, Chevron Australia Quarantine Manager Open Session 2 – Conservation Planning Keynote address: Prioritizing conservation management actions on Australian islands: towards an operational model. Bob Pressey Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University VIEW Costs and effectiveness of actions to conserve threatened birds on Australian islands. Judit Szabo & Stephen Garnett VIEW A national islands database and assessment of conservation value. Julie Quinn, Karl Bossard VIEW Qualitative risk assessments to inform conservation prioritization in the Torres Strait. Grech, A.G., Coles, R., Marsh, H., Pressey, B. GRECH Rehabilitation of tropical rainforest on Christmas Island: Conservation prioritisation, adaptive management, and ecological state. Grigg A.M., Moloney B., Misso M., West J. VIEW (20mb) Vulnerability assessment: a decision support tool to prioritize management of turtle rookeries in a changing climate. Mariana Fuentes VIEW (6mb) Open Session 3 – Eradications  Keynote address: A Global Campaign to prevent the extinction of island species threatened by invasive vertebrates. Waldman, B., Holmes, N. & Nias, R.C.. Island Conservation Eradicating rodents on Lord Howe Island. Ian S. Wilkinson & David Priddel Feral goat eradication on Kangaroo Island South Australia. Pip Masters, Nick Markopoulos and Brenton Florance Can the construction of interior fences make island eradication more efficient? Bode, M., Brennan, K., Desmond, A., Millar, A., & Helmstedt, K. Innovative approaches to achieve weed eradication targets for Lord Howe Island. Bower, H., Bower S., and Pullbrook., S The good, the bad and the unknown: alien species management on sub-Antarctic islands. Shaw, J.D, Terauds, A., Scott, J.J, Alderman, R.L. Bergstrom, D.M. & Possingham, H.P. Black rat eradication on Barrow and surrounding islands. Morris, K.D. Indirect Biocontrol for the Yellow Crazy Ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Peter T.Green, Dennis J. O’Dowd, Gabor Neumann, Sarah E. Wittman Advantages and disadvantages of different rat incursion response tools. Murphy, E.C., Brown, K.P. & Giddy, C. Impact of invasive species on native invertebrates on islands: Australian examples from subantarctic Macquarie to tropical Sweers Islands. Penelope Greenslade VIEW Open Session 4 – Conservation Entrepreneurship Keynote address:The Atlas of Living Australia. John La Salle Wild Mob – A case study in Conservation Entrepreneurship Andrew Elphistone & Bill Sykes Ecotourism – a creative approach to weed control on Lord Howe Island. Ian Hutton Wildcare’s Role in Island Conservation in Tasmania and Successful Community Engagement in Remote Area Reserves Christian Bell Open Session 5 – Indigenous Island Management  Indigenous Protected Areas. Luke Ingram Anindilyakwa Experience. Gavin Enever & Elma Yantamnga The Ngaro Story. Carol Prior & Marissa Deshong Biodiversity Conservation on Groote Eylandt: A unique collaboration between university scientists and Indigenous Rangers. FitzGibbon S.I., van Uitregt V.O., Ellis W., Enever G., Love K. & Wilson, R.S. Open Session 6 – Perspectives Assessing the threats to beach-nesting birds from predicted sea-level rises and strategies for the conservation and management of breeding habitat. Eric J Woehler, Oberon Carter, Felicity Faulkner, Louise Gilfedder, Anni McCuaig, Priscilla Park, Valeria Ruoppolo, Chris Sharples, Lynne Sparrow, Liz Znidersic VIEW Island treasures ~ biodiversity assets of the islands along the Kimberley coast of West Australia. Gibson, L.A. Koalas on a Queensland Island: developing a new understanding of an Australian Icon. Ellis, W., FitzGibbon, S.I., Wilson, R.S. Recovery challenges for the endangered Forty-spotted Pardalote on its island refugia. Bryant, S.L . VIEW Aspects of the ecology of the introduced Masked Owl on Lord Howe Island. Milledge, D., Bower, H. and Carlile, N. Marine Pests – A Kangaroo Island Perspective. Brock, D., Kinloch, M. & Lahsmar, K. Woody encroachment in the Whitsundays, North Queensland – significant changes since the 1940s. Kemp, J.E., Fensham, R.J. Maximising scientific value on Barrow Island – a Class A Nature Reserve. Dorian Moro Open Session 7 – Translocations A Barrow load of fauna: translocations from an iconic Western Australian island. Morris, K.D and Thomas, N Translocation to islands: how many, how often and for how long. Helmstedt, K.J., Possingham, H.P. Bald Island, South Coast Region, Western Australia: a threatened species haven can become a breeding colony. Friend, J.A. and Comer, S.