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assets is also important as it contributes to farm-level and landscape-level
heterogeneity which has been found to be important for maintaining biodiversity
in farming environments around the world. 1, 3, 8
Conclusion
Australia's biodiversity is a critical part of our nation's heritage. However, a great
many unique species of plants and animals are now threatened or endangered. We
have shown throughout this topic that good farm management - whether it be in
woodland remnants, plantings, paddocks, rocky outcrops or waterways - can make
an enormous positive contribution to biodiversity protection and conservation.
There have been many success stories - the recovery of bird populations like the
Grey-crowned Babbler as a result of planting efforts is one of many very positive
examples. We hope that the new research and management insights discussed in
this topic will not only further assist landholders already doing important
conservation work on their farms, but also encourage others to join in and
contribute to this very important work.
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Cunningham, R.B., Lindenmayer, D.B., Crane, M., Michael, D. and
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Benton, T.G., Vickery, J.A. and Wilson, J.D. 2003. Farmland biodiversity: is
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Laiolo, P. 2004. Spatial and seasonal patterns of bird communities in Italian
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Munro, N., Lindenmayer, D.B. and Fischer, J. 2007. Faunal response to
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