Many landowners are interested in the native animals that live on their farms or once occurred there. In particular they want to know why particular species are present (or absent), what they can do to encourage them to visit, and what they might do to keep them there. Wildlife on Farms outlines the key features of animal habitats―large flowering trees, hollow trees, ground cover, understorey vegetation, dams and watercourses―and describes why landholders should conserve these habitats to encourage wildlife on their farms. It shows how wildlife conservation can be integrated with farm management and the benefits this can bring. The book presents 29 example species―mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians―that are common to a large part of southern and eastern Australia. Each entry gives the distinguishing features of the animal, key features of its required habitat, and what can be done on a farm to better conserve the species. Wildlife on Farms has been written after a seven-year study of biodiversity conservation in agricultural/grazing landscapes in south-eastern Australia. The authors David Lindenmayer, Donna Hazell, Damian Michael, Mason Crane and Christopher MaGregor are ecologists working at the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, The Australian National University in Canberra. Andrew Claridge formerly worked at the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies and is now a threatened species biologist with the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Wildlife on Farms: How to Conserve Native Animals

Business & Money

MacGregor, Christopher

Cunningham, Ross

Lindenmayer, David

Michael, Damian

Crane, Mason

Claridge, Andrew

Hazell, Donna

Economics

CSIRO Publishing

This is an easy-to-use field guide to identifying the 80 reptile species currently known to occur in the Murray catchment area of New South Wales. Illustrated with high quality color photographs, the book describes the key distinguishing features of each reptile and includes details on habitats and conservation status. Uniquely, it has a detailed chapter on how to conserve reptiles and manage key habitats, providing landholders and natural resource agencies with the knowledge to help conserve reptiles in agricultural farming landscapes. The up-to-date distribution maps are based on 10 years of extensive surveys and research on reptiles in the Murray catchment. The final chapter includes a section on similar looking species to further enable readers to accurately and quickly identify difficult species. Reptiles of the NSW Murray Catchment promotes a broad appreciation of reptiles in the region, and is a must-have for natural history enthusiasts. Key features • A complete account of all reptile species known to occur in the Murray catchment • New information on how to identify each species, where they occur in the Murray catchment and what habitats they use • Up-to-date distribution maps for each species

Reptiles of the NSW Murray Catchment [OP]: A Guide to Their Identification, Ecology and Conservation

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Rocky outcrops are landscape features with disproportionately high biodiversity values relative to their size. They support specialized plants and animals, and a wide variety of endemic species. To Indigenous Australians, they are sacred places and provide valuable resources. Despite their ecological and cultural importance, many rocky outcrops and associated biota are threatened by agricultural and recreational activities, forestry and mining operations, invasive weeds, altered fire regimes and climate change.Rocky Outcrops in Australia: Ecology, Conservation and Management contains chapters on why this habitat is important, the animals that live and depend on these formations, key threatening processes, and how rocky outcrops can be managed to improve biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes, state forests and protected areas. This book will be an important reference for landholders, landcare groups, naturalists interested in Australian wildlife and natural resource managers.

Rocky Outcrops in Australia: Ecology, Conservation and Management

Lindenmayer, David B.

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 practices approaches to restore farm woodlands for birds, mammals and reptiles. Based on 19 years of long-term research in temperate agricultural south-eastern Australia, this book 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.

Restoring Farm Woodlands for Wildlife

History

Florance, Daniel

Burns, Emma

Australia & Oceania

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