Austral Ark
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Austral Ark

The State of Wildlife in Australia and New Zealand

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eBook - PDF

Austral Ark

The State of Wildlife in Australia and New Zealand

About this book

Australia and New Zealand are home to a remarkable and unique assemblage of flora and fauna. Sadly though, by virtue of their long isolation, and a naïve and vulnerable biota, both countries have suffered substantial losses to biodiversity since European contact. Bringing together the contributions of leading conservation biologists, Austral Ark presents the special features and historical context of Austral biota, and explains what is being conserved and why. The threatening processes occurring worldwide are discussed, along with the unique conservation problems faced at regional level. At the same time, the book highlights many examples of conservation success resulting from the innovative solutions that have been developed to safeguard native species and habitats in both New Zealand and Australia. Austral Ark fills an important gap regarding wildlife gains and declines, and how best to take conservation forward to keep this extraordinary area of the world thriving.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. Contributors
  7. Foreword
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1 A separate creation: diversity, distinctiveness and conservation of Australian wildlife
  10. Chapter 2 New Zealand – a land apart
  11. Chapter 3 The ecological consequences of habitat loss and fragmentation in New Zealand and Australia
  12. Chapter 4 The impacts of climate change on Australian and New Zealand flora and fauna
  13. Chapter 5 Unwelcome and unpredictable: the sorry saga of cane toads in Australia
  14. Chapter 6 Invasive plants and invaded ecosystems in Australia: implications for biodiversity
  15. Chapter 7 Environmental weeds in New Zealand: impacts and management
  16. Chapter 8 The insidious threat of invasive invertebrates
  17. Chapter 9 Pollution by antibiotics and resistance genes: dissemination into Australian wildlife
  18. Chapter 10 Invasive vertebrates in Australia and New Zealand
  19. Chapter 11 Freshwaters in New Zealand
  20. Chapter 12 A garden at the edge of the world; the diversity and conservation status of the New Zealand flora
  21. Chapter 13 The evolutionary history of the Australian flora and its relevance to biodiversity conservation
  22. Chapter 14 Protecting the small majority: insect conservation in Australia and New Zealand
  23. Chapter 15 Terrestrial mammal diversity, conservation and management in Australia
  24. Chapter 16 Marine mammals, back from the brink? Contemporary conservation issues
  25. Chapter 17 Australian reptiles and their conservation
  26. Chapter 18 New Zealand reptiles and their conservation
  27. Chapter 19 Isolation, invasion and innovation: forces of change in the conservation of New Zealand birds
  28. Chapter 20 Australian birds: current status and future prospects
  29. Chapter 21 Austral amphibians – Gondwanan relicts in peril
  30. Chapter 22 Predators in danger: shark conservation and management in Australia, New Zealand and their neighbours
  31. Chapter 23 ‘Ragged mountain ranges, droughts and flooding rains’: the evolutionary history and conservation of Australian freshwater fishes
  32. Chapter 24 Down under Down Under: Austral groundwater life
  33. Chapter 25 Fire and biodiversity in Australia
  34. Chapter 26 Terrestrial protected areas of Australia
  35. Chapter 27 Australian marine protected areas
  36. Chapter 28 Marine reserves in New Zealand: ecological responses to protection and network design
  37. Chapter 29 Conclusion: conservation onboard Austral Ark needs all hands on deck
  38. Index
  39. Plate