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Conserving Koalas in the 21st Century: Synthesising the Dynamics of Australia’s Koala Populations 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: completed
Update Frequency: notPlanned
Security Classification: unclassified
Dataset Published: 2013-06-30
Dataset Last Modified: 2026-08-18
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Dataset accessed 45 times
Metadata Created: 2023-05-10
Metadata Last Modified: 2026-08-19
How to cite this collection:
McAlpine, C., Adams-Hosking, C. & Melzar, A. (2013). Conserving Koalas in the 21st Century: Synthesising the Dynamics of Australia’s Koala Populations. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://dx.doi.org/10.4227/05/53B489C3BFFE2 
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HTTPLandscape Data Visualiser - Conserving Koalas in the 21st Century: Synthesising the Dynamics of Australia’s Koala Populations
WMSMcAlpine_Koala_Population
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HTTPro-crate-metadata.json
We conducted a four-step Delphi expert elicitation procedure. This approach allowed us to address the gaps in knowledge regarding national koala populations with the robustness of collective judgement. The four steps of the Delphi method ask for an upper estimate, a lower estimate, a best guess and a percentage confidence interval. Prior to the commencement of the workshop, the participants were required to complete the first round of the questionnaire. These results were then re-evaluated during the workshop and a second round of elicitation was conducted. The outcome of the two workshops will be a synthesis of the distribution and abundance of koalas, population trends, and a region-specific summary of threats to koalas. Peer-reviewed journal publications will be produced. The information will be used to inform researchers, managers and decision-makers to ensure that viable koala populations persist across their natural range. 
Credit
We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. This work was funded by ACEAS, a facility of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) project. 
Purpose
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Lineage
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Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Spatial Description
Eastern Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. 
Temporal Coverage
From 1992-01-01 to 2032-12-31 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

Australian Faunal Directory
Phascolarctos_cinereus
ANZSRC - FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Data Stream
Synthesis Product
GCMD Sciences
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS - ENDANGERED SPECIES
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS - POPULATION DYNAMICS
Horizontal Resolution
Point Resolution
Parameters
animal count
Project
Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
Temporal Resolution
one off
Topic
environment
User Defined
bioregion
collective judgement
expert elicitation
koala research network
population decline
population estimation
population trends
Author
McAlpine, Clive
Adams-Hosking, Christine
Melzar, AlistaR
Contact Point
Adams-Hosking, Christine
McAlpine, Clive
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Adams-Hosking C., McAlpine C.A., Rhodes J.R., Moss P.T. and Grantham H.S. (2015). Prioritizing regions to conserve a specialist folivore: considering probability of occurrence, food resources, and climate change. Conservation Letters, 8: 162-170
McAlpine C., Melzer A., Lunney D., Foley W., Adams-Hosking C., Lawler I., Whisson D., Phillips S., Kavanagh R., Baxter G., Gordon G., Ellis B., de Villiers D., Walter M., Molsher R., Todd C., Moore B., Menkhorst P., Close R., Phalen D. and Rhodes J. (2013). Conserving koalas in the 21st century: synthesising the dynamics of Australia’s koala populations. Zenodo
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