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A journal dedicated to conservation and wildlife management in the Pacific region.



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  Volume 8 Number 1

 
EDITORIAL  
  Musings of a frustrated scientist. J. Majer. 1
LETTER TO THE EDITOR  
  Should there be efforts to establish two Australasian conservation biology societies? A. L. Mack, D. B. Wright, J. R. Sinclair and B. Gamui.  
Theme: Veterinary Conservation Biology: Wildlife Health and Management in Australasia
RESEARCH PAPERS  
  Roles for veterinarians in wildlife conservation. A. Martin. 3
  The past, future and present of biodiversity conservation in Australia. H. F. Recher. 8
  Conservation and sustainable use of wildlife an evolving concept. G. J. W Webb. 12
  Recovery of wildlife and restoration of habitats in New Zealand. I. A. E. Atkinson. 27
  Tackling conservation/welfare conflicts in the management of wild animals. J. K. Kirkwood
36
RESEARCH PAPERS  
  Swallowing the bait: is recreational fishing in Australia ecologically sustainable. D. P. McPhee, D. Leadbitter and G. A. Skilleter.
40
  A test of monitoring methodology for the conservation management of birds. D. A. Tierney and A. K. Morris.
52
  Status of crocodiles in the U Minh Thuong Nature Reserve, southern Vietnam. B. L. Stuart, B. Hayes, B. H. Manh and S. G. Platt.
62
BOOK REVIEWS  
  Veterinary Conservation Biology: Wildlife Health and Management in Australasia. D. Moro.
66
  After the Ark? Environmental Policy Making and the Zoo. D. M. Shakya. 66
  The Negative Effects of Wildlife Tourism on Wildlife. G. R. Fulton. 67
  Volume 8 Number 2

 
EDITORIAL  
  From the Editor's Desk. H. F. Recher. 69
AN OPINION PIECE  
  Animal Welfare v Wildlife Research? C. R. Tidemann and M. J. Vardon. 71
RESEARCH PAPERS  
  Effects of alien rodent control on demography of the Oahu `Elepaio, an endangered Hawaiian forest bird. E. A. VanderWerf and D. G. Smith.
73
  Bird assemblages in wildlife habitat strips in a Tasmanian plantation matrix. M. A. MacDonald, R. J. Taylor and S. G. Candy.
82
  The ecological consequences of Buffel Grass Cenchrus ciliaris establishment within remnant vegetation of Queensland. A. J. Franks.
99
  Landscape surrogates of forest fragmentation: Synthesis of Australian Montreal Process case studies. C. A. McAlpine, D. B. Lindenmayer T. J. Eyre and S. R. Phinn.
108
  The ecological roles of logs in Australian forests and the potential impacts of harvesting intensification on log using biota. D. B. Lindenmayer A. W. Claridge, A. M. Gilmore, D. Michael and B. D. Lindenmayer.
121
BOOK REVIEWS  
  Positive Effects of Wildlife Tourism on Wildlife. G. R. Fulton. 141
  A Tourism Classification of Australian Wildlife. G. R. Fulton. 142
  Birdwatching Tourism in Australia. G. R. Fulton. 142
  Introductory Ecology. S. Vellekoop. 143
  Volume 8 Number 3

 
EDITORIAL  
  Future dilemmas for argumentative conservation biologists.
D. Lunney.
145
RESEARCH PAPERS  
 
Community preferences for tree species for household wood
products in Vanuatu: A summary of four surveys. S.
Siwatibau and D. J. Boland.
147
 
The dynamics and conservation of a spatially subdivided
avian population in a fragmented landscape. G. W. Luck.
159
 
Causes of mortality of Black-fronted Terns Sterna albostriata
on the Ohau River, South Island, New Zealand. R. J.
Keedwell, M. D. Sanders, M. Alley and C. Twentyman.
170
 
Impacts of logging, fire and grazing regimes on bird species
assemblages of the Pilliga woodlands of New South
Wales. E. M. Date, H. A. Ford and H. F. Recher.
177
 
Distribution of the native earthworm fauna of the Perth
metropolitan sector of the Swan Coastal Plain. I. Abbott
and A. Wills.
196
A RESPONSE  
 
Can altitudinal diversity gradients be explained by a reduction
in area with altitude. C. Kingston.
211
REPLY  
 
Altitudinal diversity gradients and the theory of island
biogeography - an explanation. J. Ogden.
213
BOOK REVIEWS  
 
A Zoological Revolution. G. R. Fulton.
216
 
The Vegetation of the Australian Savannas. M. Hewitt.
217
 
Biodiversity and the Re-introduction of native fauna at
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Proceedings of the Cross
cultural Workshop on Fauna Re-introduction, Yulara, N.T.
B. Hardman.
218
 
Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations. T. A. Edwards.
219
  Volume 8 Number 4

 
EDITORIAL  
  WildCountry H. Recher. 221
RESEARCH PAPERS  
 
Translocation of the socially complex Black-eared Minor Manorina melanotis: a trial using hard and soft release techniques. R. H. Clarke, R. L. Boulton and M. F. Clarke.
223
 
Developing landscape frameworks for regional conservation planning; an approach integrating fauna spatial distributions and ecological principles. D. Scotts and M. Drielsma.
235
 
Australian bat research: the limitations of The Action Plan for Australian Bats in determining the direction of research. D. Lunney, A. Matthews, J. Adams Stein and H. M. Lunney.
255
 
Woodland fragmentation is causing the decline of species and functional groups of birds in southeastern Australia. J. Watson, A. Watson, D. Paull and D. Freudenberger.
261
 
The spatial dynamics of White-browed Babbler groups in a fragmented agricultural landscape. P. G. Cale.
271
 
The extent of Mission grasses and Gamba Grass in the Darwin region of Australia's Northern Territory. L. Kean and O. Price.
281
BOOK REVIEWS  
 
Conserving Forest Biodiversity: A Comprehensive, Multiscaled Approach. M. Calver.
291
 
Magpie Alert: learning to live with a wild neighbour. I. Rowley.
292
 
A Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World. O. Oldfield.
293
INDEX 295

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