Temperate Woodland Conservation and Management

by David Lindenmayer (Editor), Andrew Bennett (Editor), Richard Hobbs (Editor)

Overview

This book summarises the main discoveries, management insights and policy initiatives in the science, management and policy arenas associated with temperate woodlands in Australia. More than 60 of Australia’s leading researchers, policy makers and natural resource managers have contributed to the volume.

It features new perspectives on the integration of woodland management and agricultural production, including the latest thinking about whole of paddock restoration and carbon farming, as well as financial and social incentive schemes to promote woodland conservation and management.

Temperate Woodland Conservation and Management will be a key supporting aid for farmers, natural resource managers, policy makers, and people involved in NGO landscape restoration and management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780643102156
Publisher:	CSIRO PUBLISHING
Publication date:	10/04/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

David Lindenmayer is a Professor at The Australian National University. He has worked on the conservation of forests and their wildlife for more than 35 years. He has published 45 books and over 1100 scientific papers, and has broad interests in conservation biology, landscape ecology, vertebrate ecology, forest ecology and woodland conservation. He has received numerous awards and is a member of the Australian Academy of Science and an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow.

Richard Hobbs is Professor of Restoration Ecology at the University of Western Australia, where he holds an ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship, and leads the Ecosystem Restoration Laboratory.

Table of Contents

A decade of research and management insights in Australia’s temperate woodlands
PART A Research: national
PART B Research: by state
PART C Policy: national
PART D Policy: by state
Conclusion How far have we come? Perspectives on ecology, management and conservation of Australia’s temperate woodlands