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Australian Zoologist (2024) 43 (4): 495–501.
Published: 22 April 2024
... restoration are urgently needed that suit the small fragments of space available, and that can deliver multiple benefits not only to conserve urban biodiversity but also to reconnect people with nature. To overcome these challenges, an ‘ecology with cities’ perspective, combining horticultural, ecological...
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Australian Zoologist (2024) 43 (4): 615–623.
Published: 01 August 2024
... is the potential scale of use and impact of removal; (ii) what landscape and rock features contribute to use; (iii) can we restore bushrocks? We also discuss implications for land management and ecological restoration in agricultural landscapes. Importance of bushrock and potential impact of removal Globally, over...
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Australian Zoologist (2020) 41 (3): 374–387.
Published: 14 September 2020
.... Population response of giant Galápagos tortoises to feral goat removal. Restoration Ecology 21, 181-185. Glen, A.S., Dickman, C.R., Soulé, M.E., Mackey, B.G. 2007. Evaluating the role of the dingo as a trophic regulator in Australian ecosystems. Austral Ecology 32, 492-501. Hayward, M.W., Boitani, L...
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Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.021
EISBN: 978-0-9586085-8-9
... use, and various reforestation pathways (including regrowth, timber plantation, and ecological restoration projects) are described. Then, design principles, biodiversity measurements, and issues relating to their choice are discussed. These include: spatial scale; site selection and replication...
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Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.061
EISBN: 0-9586085-9-8
... is not likely to contribute to their maintenance due to the time lags in reconstruction and importantly, our current lack of understanding of how to achieve restoration of complex ecological communities. Greater success is occurring in ameliorating threats to remnants of EECs, in particular weed control...
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Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 1994
10.7882/RZSNSW.1994.001
EISBN: 0-9599951-9-6
... industry and the environment in the Western Division. In 1991 the Ecologically Sustainable working Group of the Commonwealth Government tabled its final report on Agriculture, drew attention to the major environmental issues and urged taking a longterm ecological view of land management. In 1992–93, CALM...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 1994
10.7882/RZSNSW.1994.004
EISBN: 0-9599951-9-6
... and the vital ecological resources restored within them. Historical information may help in doing so. Because ecosystems have been so changed, the programme of restoration may have to begin from the ground up, i.e., with soils and vegetation. ...
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Australian Zoologist (2024) 43 (4): 663–675.
Published: 02 April 2024
... mussels. Restoration Ecology. httpsdoi.org/10.1111/rec.14105 Beukema J. J., and Dekker R. 2005. Decline of recruitment success in cockles and other bivalves in the Wadden Sea: possible role of climate change, predation on post larvae and fisheries. Marine Ecology Progress Series 287: 149-167. httpsdoi.org...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 31 (1): 11–27.
Published: 17 March 2014
... of continental biodiversity and achieve an ecologically sustainable economy and what government and industry does. In my opinion, the most urgent actions required are to end the clearing of native vegetation and to restore functional ecosystems. .4s part of the recovery process, restoration and tree planting...
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Australian Zoologist (2017) 38 (3): 395–407.
Published: 01 June 2017
... and internationally important flora, fauna, ecological communities and heritage . If it is assumed that this A Dangerous Idea in Zoology: Ignoring the Role of Genetics in Biodiversity Restoration Shelley Burgin Faculty of Society and Design, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia, 4229 Email: [email protected] A BS...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 1994
10.7882/RZSNSW.1994.016
EISBN: 0-9599951-9-6
... The ecology of the western rivers in New South Wales is inextricably linked with vast flood plains and the variable flow regimes characterized by droughts or floods. The freshwater fish fauna are adapted to this severe riverine environment. Human modifications to the waterways...
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Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 544–549.
Published: 20 October 2011
... for research into the long-term management of offset sites to enable the development of better techniques, and the testing of hypotheses that will provide for more rapid theory development of the associated immature sciences (e.g., restoration science, landscape management, restoration ecology) that are needed...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2007
10.7882/FS.2007.041
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-0-5
... in abundance and others to decrease. The widespread extinction of dingoes is likely to have exacerbated the impacts of foxes and overgrazing. Successful restoration of the arid zone fauna will require the restoration of ecological functions and species interactions, particularly nutrient cycling and predation. ...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2002
10.7882/FS.2002.055
EISBN: 978-0-9586085-4-1
... There is little information available on which to base strategies for managing colonies of Grey-headed Flying-foxes Pteropus poliocephalus in urban areas. Since 1985, the Ku-ring-gai Bat Conservation Society (KBCS) has managed a program of habitat restoration in the flying-fox camp at Ku-ring...
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Australian Zoologist (2019) 40 (1): 5–12.
Published: 01 January 2019
...). Wildlife conservation is reliant on soil, plant and animal ecology, particularly animal population and community ecology. Restoration ecology is similar except that it pertains to returning species and rebuilding degraded systems rather than retaining extant biodiversity and ecosystems (Fleming et al. 2017...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.020
EISBN: 978-0-9586085-8-9
... to recruit back in adequate numbers to service fully the pollination requirements of winter- and spring-flowering plants that suffer reduced seed production. These bird-plant systems operate at a regional scale, and restoration should focus on putting back native vegetation on good quality agricultural land...
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Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 788–809.
Published: 20 October 2011
... drains and channels affecting not only surface, but also sub-surface, hydrology. The subsequent ecological impacts included a dramatic decline in waterbird numbers and depletion of functional habitat. Only very recently have there been methodical efforts to restore locally important habitat, albeit...
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Australian Zoologist (2020) 40 (4): 656–662.
Published: 01 June 2020
.... Bradshaw, A.D. 1997. What do we mean by restoration? Robin, L. and Smith, M. 2008. Australian environmental In: Restoration Ecology and Sustainable Development. Edited history: ten years on. Environment and History 14: by Urbanska, K.M. Pages 8 14. Cambridge University 135 143. Press, Cambridge. Rosen, S...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (3): 410–419.
Published: 17 March 2014
... Dobson, A. P., Bradshaw, A. D., and Baker, A. J. M. 1997. Hopes for the future: Restoration ecology and conservation biology. Science 277:515-522. Hopes for the future: Restoration ecology and conservation biology Science 277 515 522 Duke Eastern Gas Pipeline. 1999. Environmental Management...