Ecological processes: A key element in strategies for nature conservation

Bennett, Andrew; Haslem, Angie; Cheal, David C; Clarke, Michael F.; Jones, Roger; Koehn, John D; Lake, P.S.(Sam); Lumsden, Linda F; Lunt, Ian D.; Mackey, Brendan; Mac Nally, Ralph; Menkhorst, Peter W; New, Tim R.; Newell, Graeme R; O'hara, Tim; Quinn, Gerry P.; Radford, James Q.; Robinson, Doug; Watson, James; Yen, Alan L

Ecological processes: A key element in strategies for nature conservation

Date

2009

Authors

Bennett, Andrew

Haslem, Angie

Cheal, David C

Clarke, Michael F.

Jones, Roger

Koehn, John D

Lake, P.S.(Sam)

Lumsden, Linda F

Lunt, Ian D.

Mackey, Brendan

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

A common approach to nature conservation is to identify and protect natural 'assets' such as ecosystems and threatened species. While such actions are essential, protection of assets will not be effective unless the ecological processes that sustain them