Development And Application Of A Bayesian Decision Support Tool To Assist In The Management Of An Endangered Species

Bayesian decision support tools are becoming increasingly popular as a modelling framework that can analyse complex problems, resolve controversies, and support future decision-making in an adaptive management framework. This paper introduces a model designed to assist the management of the endangered Camphora swamp eucalypt (Eucalyptus camphora). This tree species is found in the Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve (YNCR), an isolated patch of forest in the Yarra Valley (Victoria, Australia). The eucalypt community provides both habitat and food for a variety of threatened and endangered flora and fauna. Over the last 20 years the E. camphora has become increasingl