SPATIAL CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT OF THE ORANGE-BELLIED PARROT NEOPHEMACHRYSOGASTER

The Orange-bellied Parrot is endangered in south-eastern Australia. In the winter it is dispersed over a long band of coastal habitat rangin g from Victoria to South Australia. The present model study compares t he benefits of habitat management in the Victorian and the South Austr alian parts of the winter habitat. Various management options are comp ared in a sensitivity analysis. The results show that management in Vi ctoria has a stronger influence on the population than management in S outh Australia. The population parameters are subject to considerable uncertainty. The sensitivity of the results to the values assigned to the model parameters is explored. The results are valid over a wide ra nge of the plausible parameter space. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. A ll rights reserved.