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Author : Anita K. Smyth
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (183 download)
Download or read book Biodiversity Monitoring in Australia's Rangelands written by Anita K. Smyth and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Lindenmayer
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643103597
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)
Download or read book Biodiversity Monitoring in Australia written by David Lindenmayer and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2012-04-16 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecological and biodiversity-based monitoring has been marked by an appalling lack of effectiveness and lack of success in Australia for more than 40 years, despite the billions of dollars that are invested in biodiversity conservation annually. What can be done to rectify this situation? This book tackles many aspects of the problem of biodiversity monitoring. It arose from a major workshop held at The Australian National University in February 2011, attended by leaders in the science, policy-making and management arenas of biodiversity conservation. The diversity of participants was deliberate – successful biodiversity monitoring is dependent on partnerships among people with different kinds of expertise. Chapter contributors examine what has led to successful monitoring, the key problems with biodiversity monitoring and practical solutions to those problems. By capturing critical insights into successes, failures and solutions, the authors provide high-level guidance for important initiatives such as the National Biodiversity Strategy, similar kinds of conservation initiatives in state government agencies, as well as non-government organisations that aim to improve conservation outcomes in Australia. Ultimately, the authors hope to considerably improve the quality and effectiveness of biodiversity monitoring in Australia, and to arrest the decline of biodiversity.
Author : David Lindenmayer
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643103570
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)
Download or read book Biodiversity Monitoring in Australia written by David Lindenmayer and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2012 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecological and biodiversity-based monitoring has been marked by an appalling lack of effectiveness and lack of success in Australia for more than 40 years, despite the billions of dollars that are invested in biodiversity conservation annually. What can be done to rectify this situation? This book tackles many aspects of the problem of biodiversity monitoring. It arose from a major workshop held at The Australian National University in February 2011, attended by leaders in the science, policy-making and management arenas of biodiversity conservation. Chapter contributors examine what has led to successful monitoring, the key problems with biodiversity monitoring and practical solutions to those problems. By capturing critical insights into successes, failures and solutions, the authors provide high-level guidance for important initiatives such as the National Biodiversity Strategy. Ultimately, the authors hope to considerably improve the quality and effectiveness of biodiversity monitoring in Australia, and to arrest the decline of biodiversity. KEY FEATURES * Engaging style * Practical information that is based on very high quality scientific information
Author : John Woinarski
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ISBN 13 : 9780957848993
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (489 download)
Download or read book Developing an Analytical Framework for Monitoring Biodiversity in Australia's Rangelands written by John Woinarski and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anita K. Smyth
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ISBN 13 : 9780958101455
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Biodiversity Monitoring in the Rangelands written by Anita K. Smyth and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anita Smyth
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ISBN 13 : 9780958101417
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Biodiversity Monitoring in the Rangelands written by Anita Smyth and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report (vol. I) describes the outcomes of an expert technical workshop on the monitoring of biodiversity in Australia's rangelands that was held from 29 October to 1 November 2002 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Subsequent to the workshop there are to be three key initiatives: a 'how-to' manual (Volume II) will be produced to describe the guiding principles and a delivery framework for biodiversity monitoring in the rangelands; an e-network will be set up for input into planning of biodiversity monitoring in the rangelands by workshop participants and others with similar interests; and, the outputs of the workshop and the new initiatives will be used to develop biodiversity information products for the ACRIS.
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Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (774 download)
Download or read book Rangelands Monitoring written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kenneth David Clarke
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Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (446 download)
Download or read book Landscape Scale Measurement and Monitoring of Biodiversity in the Australian Rangelands written by Kenneth David Clarke and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is becoming increasingly important to monitor biodiversity in the extensive Australian rangelands; currently however, there is no method capable of achieving this goal. There are two potential sources of relevant data that cover the Australian rangelands, and from which measures of biodiversity might be extracted: traditional field-based methods such as quadrat surveys have collected flora and fauna species data throughout the rangelands, but at fine scale; satellite remote sensing collects biologically relevant, spatially comprehensive data. The goal of this thesis was to provide the spatially comprehensive measure of biodiversity required for informed management of the Australian rangelands. The study specifically focused on the Stony Plains in the South Australian rangelands. To that end the thesis aimed to develop indices capable of measuring and/or monitoring biodiversity from vegetation quadrat survey data and remotely sensed data." -- From abstract.
Author : Emma Burns
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643108572
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)
Download or read book Biodiversity and Environmental Change written by Emma Burns and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Long-term ecological data are critical for informing long-term trends in biodiversity and trends in environmental change. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) is a major initiative of the Australian Government and one of its key areas of investment is to provide funding for a network of long-term ecological research plots around Australia (LTERN). This book highlights some of the temporal changes in the environment and/or in biodiversity that have occurred in different ecosystems, ranging from tropical rainforests, wet eucalypt forests and alpine regions through to rangelands and deserts. Many important trends and changes are documented and they often provide new insights that were previously poorly understood or unknown. These data are precisely the kinds of data so desperately needed to better quantify the temporal trajectories in the environment and biodiversity in Australia.
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ISBN 13 : 9780642551245
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (512 download)
Download or read book Biodiversity Monitoring in the Rangelands written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This paper looks at biodiversity monitoring in the rangelands, and includes both regional and enterprise-level examples. Rangelands are a major contributor to the biodiversity of Australia. To maintain and enhance biodiversity, land managers need to be informed of appropriate monitoring practices and have the tools to implement such practices. Monitoring biodiversity in the rangelands is complex and difficult to achieve. Despite increasing interest and attention given to maintaining biodiversity values, few biodiversity monitoring programs are actually implemented. While there is broad support for biodiversity monitoring programs among land managers and natural resource management groups, numerous constraints limit program implementation" -- abstract.
Download or read book Biodiversity and Land Condition in Tropical Savanna Rangelands written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are well-established procedures for assessing and monitoring "land condition" in Australian rangelands, but no programs that explicitly monitor biodiversity. The primary aim of this project was to explore the link between land condition and biodiversity in representative areas of Australia's tropical savanna rangelands.
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Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (223 download)
Download or read book Developing an Analytical Framework for Monitoring Biodiversity in Australia's Rangelands written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (223 download)
Download or read book Incorporating Biodiversity Monitoring Into Rangeland Condition Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This project will explore the extent to which widely used measures of rangeland condition can also serve as surrogates for biodiversity status. Where currently used indicators prove inadequate, new indicators may need to be developed for used in monitoring critical or sensitive components of biodiversity. During the project, biodiversity attributes and measures of land condition will be sampled at sites ranging in condition, in three representative rangeland regions of northern Australia. The project will develop and validate mechanisms for biodiversity monitoring within rangelands, an important tool for improving adaptive management and ecological sustainable use of the rangelands."--Project summary.
Author : Sarah Legge
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486307728
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)
Download or read book Monitoring Threatened Species and Ecological Communities written by Sarah Legge and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2018-01-20 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monitoring is integral to all aspects of policy and management for threatened biodiversity. It is fundamental to assessing the conservation status and trends of listed species and ecological communities. Monitoring data can be used to diagnose the causes of decline, to measure management effectiveness and to report on investment. It is also a valuable public engagement tool. Yet in Australia, monitoring threatened biodiversity is not always optimally managed. Monitoring Threatened Species and Ecological Communities aims to improve the standard of monitoring for Australia's threatened biodiversity. It gathers insights from some of the most experienced managers and scientists involved with monitoring programs for threatened species and ecological communities in Australia, and evaluates current monitoring programs, establishing a baseline against which the quality of future monitoring activity can be managed. Case studies provide examples of practical pathways to improve the quality of biodiversity monitoring, and guidelines to improve future programs are proposed. This book will benefit scientists, conservation managers, policy makers and those with an interest in threatened species monitoring and management.
Author : Emma Burns
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643108580
Total Pages : 841 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)
Download or read book Biodiversity and Environmental Change written by Emma Burns and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 841 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This data-rich book demonstrates the value of existing national long-term ecological research in Australia for monitoring environmental change and biodiversity. Long-term ecological data are critical for informing trends in biodiversity and environmental change. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) is a major initiative of the Australian Government and one of its key areas of investment is to provide funding for a network of long-term ecological research plots around Australia (LTERN). LTERN researchers and other authors in this book have maintained monitoring sites, often for one or more decades, in an array of different ecosystems across the Australian continent – ranging from tropical rainforests, wet eucalypt forests and alpine regions through to rangelands and deserts. This book highlights some of the temporal changes in the environment that have occurred in the various systems in which dedicated field-based ecologists have worked. Many important trends and changes are documented and they often provide new insights that were previously poorly understood or unknown. These data are precisely the kinds of data so desperately needed to better quantify the temporal trajectories in the environment in Australia. By presenting trend patterns (and often also the associated data) the authors aim to catalyse governments and other organisations to better recognise the importance of long-term data collection and monitoring as a fundamental part of ecologically-effective and cost-effective management of the environment and biodiversity.
Author : David Lindenmayer
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486301681
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)
Download or read book Ten Commitments Revisited written by David Lindenmayer and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the 10 key issues that must be addressed urgently to improve Australia's environment? In this follow up to the highly successful book Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country's Environment, Australia’s leading environmental thinkers have written provocative chapters on what must be done to tackle Australia's environmental problems – in terms of policies, on-ground actions and research. Each chapter begins with a brief overview of the 10 key tasks that need to be addressed in a given field, and then each issue is discussed in more detail. Chapters are grouped into ecosystems, sectors and cross-cutting themes. Topics include: deserts, rangelands, temperate eucalypt woodlands, tropical savanna landscapes, urban settlements, forestry management , tropical and temperate marine ecosystems, tropical rainforests, alpine ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems, coasts, islands, soils, fisheries, agriculture, mining, grazing, tourism, industry and manufacturing, protected areas, Indigenous land and sea management, climate change, water, biodiversity, population, human health, fire, energy and more. Ten Commitments Revisited is a must read for politicians, policy makers, decision makers, practitioners and others with an interest in Australia’s environment.
Author : Tony Norton
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643098666
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Biodiversity: Integrating Conservation and Production written by Tony Norton and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2008-09-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia’s experience in community-based environmental repair is unique in the world, with no shortage of analysis by bureaucrats, academics and environmentalists. This collection of 17 case studies gives a view from ground level. It includes heroic accounts of families who changed their way of farming and their relationship to the land so significantly they found they could stop hand-feeding stock during a drought and see the bush coming back. It describes the experience with ‘bush tenders’, which were oversubscribed, as farmers competed with each other for stewardship payments to manage their grazing lands for endangered ground-nesting birds as well as beef and wool. And it tells of a group of wheat growers who plant patches of grassland for beneficial insects that save them tens of thousands of dollars a year in pesticide bills. The case studies arose from a meeting of 250 farmers, foresters and fishers from all Australian states, who met in Launceston as guests of the community group Tamar Natural Resource Management to reflect on the question: ‘Is it possible to be good environmental managers and prosper in our businesses?’ As well as tales of environmental hope, there are also messages about the limits of duty of care, the need to share the costs of achieving society’s expectations, and the possibility of learning from unlikely places. Biodiversity: Integrating Conservation and Production includes the seven ‘Tamar Principles’, distilled by the delegates from the meeting for those on the front line.
