Australia's biodiversity crisis and the need for the Biodiversity Council

Jaana Dielenberg; Sarah Bekessy; Graeme S. Cumming; Angela J. Dean; James A. Fitzsimons; Stephen Garnett; Teagan Goolmeer; Lesley Hughes; Richard T. Kingsford; Sarah Legge; David B. Lindenmayer; Catherine E. Lovelock; Rachel Lowry; Martine Maron; Jessica Marsh; Jan McDonald; Nicola J. Mitchell; Bradley J. Moggridge; Rachel Morgain; Patrick J. O'Connor; Jack Pascoe; Gretta T. Pecl; Hugh P. Possingham; Euan G. Ritchie; Liam D. G. Smith; Rebecca Spindler; Ross M. Thompson; James Trezise; Kate Umbers; John Woinarski; Brendan A. Wintle

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Australia's biodiversity crisis and the need for the Biodiversity Council

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Australia's biodiversity crisis and the need for the Biodiversity Council

Jaana Dielenberg, Sarah Bekessy, Graeme S. Cumming, Angela J. Dean, James A. Fitzsimons, Stephen Garnett, Teagan Goolmeer, Lesley Hughes, Richard T. Kingsford, Sarah Legge, …

Ecological management & restoration, Vol.24(2-3), pp.69-74

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.12594

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Abstract

Australia is a mega-biodiverse region. Millions of years of geographical isolation have resulted in high species diversity and endemism. So far, >21 000 species of plants, 8000 species of vertebrates, and 110 000 species of insects and other invertebrates have been described (Chapman 2009). An exceptionally high percentage are endemic; 93% of flowering plants, >80% of invertebrates, 87% of mammals, 93% of reptiles, 94% of frogs, 74% of freshwater fishes and >50% of temperate marine fishes in Australia are found nowhere else (Lintermans 2013; Cresswell & Murphy 2017)...

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Title: Australia's biodiversity crisis and the need for the Biodiversity Council
Authors/Creators: Jaana Dielenberg
Sarah Bekessy
Graeme S. Cumming
Angela J. Dean
James A. Fitzsimons
Stephen Garnett - Charles Darwin University
Teagan Goolmeer
Lesley Hughes
Richard T. Kingsford - UNSW Sydney
Sarah Legge - Charles Darwin University
David B. Lindenmayer
Catherine E. Lovelock
Rachel Lowry
Martine Maron
Jessica Marsh
Jan McDonald
Nicola J. Mitchell - The University of Western Australia
Bradley J. Moggridge
Rachel Morgain
Patrick J. O'Connor
Jack Pascoe
Gretta T. Pecl
Hugh P. Possingham - The University of Queensland
Euan G. Ritchie - Deakin University
Liam D. G. Smith
Rebecca Spindler
Ross M. Thompson
James Trezise
Kate Umbers
John Woinarski
Brendan A. Wintle
Publication Details: Ecological management & restoration, Vol.24(2-3), pp.69-74
Publisher: Ecological Society of Australia and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
Identifiers: 991005631468107891
Murdoch Affiliation: Harry Butler Institute
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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