Restoring Farm Woodlands for Wildlife

About this book

Millions of hectares of temperate woodland and billions of trees have been cleared from Australia's agricultural landscapes. This has allowed land to be developed for cropping and grazing livestock but has also had significant environmental impacts, including erosion, salinity and loss of native plant and animal species. Restoring Farm Woodlands for Wildlife focuses on why restoration is important and describes best practice approaches to restore farm woodlands for birds, mammals and reptiles. Based on 19 years of long-term research in temperate agricultural south-eastern Australia, Restoring Farm Woodlands for Wildlife addresses practical questions such as what, where and how much to plant, ways to manage plantings and how plantings change over time. It will be a key reference for farmers, natural resource management professionals and policy-makers concerned with revegetation and conservation.

Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements

1 Introduction
2 Why plant?
3 What to plant?
4 Where to plant?
5 How to manage plantings?
6 How plantings change over time
7 Conclusions

References
Appendix List of common names of species mentioned in the text
Index

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Biography

David Lindenmayer is a Research Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow at The Australian National University who has specialised in established large-scale, long-term ecological monitoring and research programs in the temperate woodlands of south-eastern Australia. He has published more than 700 scientific articles and 45 books on conservation, restoration and natural resource management.

Damian Michael is a Senior Research Officer in Ecology at The Australian National University. He has broad interests in landscape ecology, biodiversity conservation, herpetology and understanding the ecological importance of rocky outcrops in agricultural landscapes. He manages several large-scale biodiversity monitoring programs in New South Wales and has published 90 scientific papers and six books.

Mason Crane has been a field-based research officer with the Fenner School of Environment and Society at The Australian National University for the past 15 years. During this time he has implemented and worked across numerous research projects examining biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes. His main responsibility is to coordinate research programs associated with the South West Slopes Restoration Study. While having a broad interest in ecology and a wide range of taxa, Mason is in the final stages of a PhD program focusing on the conservation of the Squirrel Glider.

Daniel Florance has been a research officer with the Fenner School of Environment and Society at The Australian National University for the past 7 years and is responsible for field-based, long-term ecological research in south-east Australia. He has a strong interest in the conservation of our native woodland ecosystems, and using scientific research to provide practical evidence-based solutions to implement conservation within the agricultural landscape.

Emma Burns is a member of the Fenner School of Environment and Society. Currently she is the Director of Sustainable Farms, an ANU transdisciplinary initiative. She also sits on the Australian Ecosystem Science Council. Emma has a PhD in population genetics and phylogeography. She has held positions in consulting, government policy (NSW and Commonwealth), and research management. Emma has published on diverse topics in ecological research, conservation management and environmental policy.