Journal article
Enhancing conservation of Australian freshwater ecosystems: identification of freshwater flagship fishes and relevant target audiences
Fish and Fisheries, Vol.17(4), pp.1134-1151
2016
Abstract
Flagship species, especially mammals and birds, are commonly used to increase awareness of conservation issues in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. However, flagship species oriented programs are often ad hoc with initiatives scarce in the freshwater context. Here, we aim to identify potential flagship candidates that would appeal to a broad cross section of society at a continental scale where freshwater ecosystems are under threat from human impacts. We identified 19 species from a list of 299 Australian freshwater fishes on the basis of body size, trophic guild and threatened species status assuming these characteristics of flagship species are transferable from previous work on terrestrial flagship species. We considered the potential of species to be of international appeal but focused mostly on eight relevant interest groups within Australia. This followed the rationale that public engagement with conservation issues in freshwater systems might be more effective if the link between fish species and the decisions people make were better understood, and we acknowledge the diverging interests of stakeholders. This scoping work contributes towards addressing the challenges of connecting societies to the principles of sharing water resources with ecosystems, and represents the first continental-scale assessment of its kind.
Details
- Title
- Enhancing conservation of Australian freshwater ecosystems: identification of freshwater flagship fishes and relevant target audiences
- Authors/Creators
- B.C. Ebner (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Land and WaterD.L. Morgan (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityA. Kerezsy (Author/Creator) - Dr Fish Contracting Lake Cargelligo NSW 2672 AustraliaS. Hardie (Author/Creator) - University of TasmaniaS.J. Beatty (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityJ.E Seymour (Author/Creator) - Australian Institute of Tropical Health and MedicineJ.A Donaldson (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Land and WaterS. Linke (Author/Creator) - Griffith UniversityS. Peverell (Author/Creator) - Kimberly Drive Tatton NSW 2650 AustraliaD. Roberts (Author/Creator) - SeqwaterT. Espinoza (Author/Creator) - Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and EnergyN. Marshall (Author/Creator) - James Cook UniversityF.J. Kroon (Author/Creator) - Australian Institute of Marine ScienceD.W. Burrows (Author/Creator) - James Cook UniversityR.J.R. McAllister (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Fish and Fisheries, Vol.17(4), pp.1134-1151
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Inc.
- Identifiers
- 991005544716707891
- Copyright
- © 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research; Freshwater Fish Group and Fish Health Unit; School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 3.2 Marine Biology
- 3.2.62 Freshwater Fish Ecology
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