Monitoring the impact of feral horses on vegetation condition using remotely sensed fPAR: A case study in Australia's Alpine Parks

• Published in: Parks
• Main Authors: Porfirio, Luciana, Lefroy, Ted, Hugh, Sonia, Mackey, Brendan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Griffith; Murdoch; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/243879; https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.CH.2017.PARKS-23-2LLP.en; https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/243879/3/01_Porfirio_Monitoring_the_impact_of_feral_2017.pdf.jpg

Throughout the world, feral horses (Equus caballus) are causing environmental degradation and a decline in ecological integrity. Evidence from scientific monitoring is needed to inform the public debate and help land managers make informed decisions. We used field observations of vegetation conditio...