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Plantsmost outlier for thespecies, significantlydisjunct from its nearestneighbour in Victoria.Goals Goal 1: Extend thenatural population of B.diversifolia by reintroducingit to aputative historic site. Goal 2: Determine anythreats to the survivaland establishment ofthe species. Goal 3: Examine theinfluence of Ambiolseed-pretreatment ontranslocation success.Grazing damage to Brachyscome diversifolia leavesthree months after planting © M. JusaitisSuccess Indicators Indicator 1: Survival, reproduction and recruitment of B. diversifolia over tenyears following translocation. Indicator 2: The completion of monitoring to ascertain any threats to survivaland growth of translocants. Indicator 3: Increased knowledge of how Ambiol might be used to improve thesurvival and health of translocants.Project SummaryFeasibility: The translocation site was located in the water catchment ofMount Bold Reservoir, a secure natural bush site protected from direct humandisturbance. The site was chosen because of similarities in slope, aspect andvegetation to remnant habitat sites, and because the species had been previouslyrecorded at the Mount Bold water catchment (State Herbarium of South Australiarecords, 1993 & 1994). The translocation site has a steep, rocky south-facingslope supporting an open woodland forest above a thick understorey of grassesand herbs. The extreme steepness of the cliff made the process of planting andmonitoring quite difficult.Implementation: Translocants were raised in a glasshouse from seedcollected from a naturally occurring population at Scott Creek Conservation Park,approximately 10 km from the translocation site. The existing population at ScottCreek is very small (