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A framework for evaluating the

adequacy of monitoring programs

for threatened species

John C.Z. Woinarski

Summary

Recognising that monitoring can contribute to, or is a necessary component of,
many aspects of threatened species recovery, a framework is developed for
assessment of the adequacy of monitoring programs. This framework provides,
for any threatened species, a simple 0–5 point scale for nine metrics of
monitoring activity.

A framework for assessing monitoring adequacy

Monitoring is a critical component in efforts to recover threatened species. It may
provide the evidence required to enable the assessment of the conservation status
of a species, and hence to allow for the formal protection that listing may provide.
It may help identify the threats that are driving population decline, and hence help