Tree-Stem Trapdoor Spider (Aganippe castellum) - Wheatbelt NRM

CONTENTSSUMMARY.....................................................................................................................................11. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................32. TREE-STEM TRAPDOOR SPIDER ......................................................................................42.1 History and Taxonomic Relationships 42.2 Description 42.3 Distribution, Habitat and Movements 42.4 Biology and Ecology 52.5 Conservation Status 73. HABITAT CRITICAL TO SURVIVAL AND IMPORTANT POPULATIONS…………84. GUIDE FOR DECISION MAKERS .......................................................................................85. THREATS................................................................................................................................105.1 Lack of ecological resources to support viable populations 115.2 Impacts of introduced plants and animals 115.3 Inappropriate fire regimes 125.4 Impacts of competing resource use (Gravel extraction & mining) 135.5 Salinity/Altered Hydrology 136. INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS....................................................................................137. AFFECTED PARTIES ...........................................................................................................148. INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ........................................................................................................149. BENEFITS ...............................................................................................................................1510. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS.............................................................................1511. CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES AND CRITERIA........................................................1611.1 Conservation plan objective 1611.2 Recovery Criteria 1611.3 Evaluation 1612. CONSERVATION ACTIONS .............................................................................................1612.1 Establish a Mygalomorph Conservation Team 1712.2 Determine the population characteristics of known populations & ongoing monitoring 1812.3 Undertake a threat assessment for each population 1912.4. Address threats to specific populations 1912.5 Conduct surveys to identify new populations 2012.6 Promote public awareness 21iii