Identifying key dynamics and ideal governance structures for successful ecological management.

Highlights: [•] Qualitative models used to investigate current and potential future governance. [•] Overlapping responsibilities can result in issues being ‘lost between the cracks’. [•] Mutual accountability clarifies governance paths and effectively delivers outcomes. [•] Effective management needs strong environmental management and holistic decisions. [•] Results increased environmental quality, social and economic values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]