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Case studies on biodiversity conservation - Volume 1

28 May 2012

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 95KB)
Membership of the Committee Committee Secretariat Terms of reference List of abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 60KB)
Scope of this report

Chapter 2 Southwest Western Australia	(PDF 815KB)
Committee activities Meeting with South West Catchments Council and South Coast Natural Resource Management Meeting with Gondwana Link, Cape to Cape Catchments Group, and Greening Australia Lake Cave and nearby marri tree decline Riparian rehabilitation at Leeuwin Estate Issues explored in southwest Western Australia Changed rainfall patterns in southwest WA Committee comment Tree decline Committee comment Phytophthora dieback Committee comment Reduced groundwater in Leeuwin–Naturaliste caves Committee comment Gondwana Link landscape connectivity project Committee comment Concluding remarks

Chapter 3 Tasmanian Midlands and Central Plateau	(PDF 432KB)
Committee activities Revegetation in the Tasmanian Midlands Threatened plant species on the Central Plateau Pencil pines Miena cider gums Issues explored in Tasmania Changes in rainfall patterns Committee comment Fire regimes in alpine ecosystems Committee comment Threats from pests and disease Committee comment Research and cooperation Committee comment Maintaining flexibility Committee comment Concluding remarks

Chapter 4 NSW Snowy Mountains region	(PDF 366KB)
Committee activities Charlotte Pass, Kosciuszko National Park Meeting with Great Eastern Ranges Initiative and Kosciuszko to Coast Issues explored in the NSW Snowy Mountains Committee comment Feral animals and invasive weeds Committee comment Other possible effects of climate change in alpine environments Committee comment Active management across jurisdictions Committee comment Great Eastern Ranges and Kosciuszko to Coast landscape connectivity projects Committee comment Concluding remarks

Chapter 5 Conservation and engagement in Sydney	(PDF 824KB)
Committee activities Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan Issues explored in Sydney Committee comment Community engagement Committee comment The role of botanic gardens Committee comment NSW Seedbank and PlantBank Committee comment Wollemi pine as a ‘living fossil’ Committee comment Pests and disease Committee comment Concluding remarks
Glossary of terms	(PDF 49KB)