
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Reading, RP 
A1  - Clark, TW 
A1  - Seebeck, JH 
A1  - Pearce, J 
T1  - Habitat suitability index model for the eastern barred bandicoot, <i>Perameles gunnii</i>
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 1996
VL  - 23
IS  - 2
SP  - 221
EP  - 235
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9960221 
N2  - The eastern barred bandicoot, Perameles gunnii, is functionally extinct on mainland Australia. Conservation of this unique taxon is dependent on reintroduction, based on a managed captive-breeding programme that provides founder animals. Existing reserves at which reintroduction has occurred are too small to support long-term genetically viable populations. Therefore, reintroductions must be made at a number of sites and the resulting populations managed as a metapopulation. A habitat-suitability model has been developed to assess and compare reintroduction sites. This is the first application of this concept to an Australian species. The model is composed of five variables-size, habitat structure, predation, shape and security-values of which are combined in a simple relationship to produce comparable mathematical statements for proposed reintroduction sites. The model has been applied to existing reserves to test their contribution to the recovery programme. 
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