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Perceptions and attitudes of land managers in multi-tenure reserve networks and the implications for conservation
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posted on 2007-01-01, 00:00 authored by James FitzsimonsJames Fitzsimons, Geoffrey WescottMulti-tenure reserve networks aim to connect areas managed for biodiversity conservation across public and private land and address the impacts of fragmentation on both biotic and social systems. The operation and function of Australian multi-tenure reserve networks as perceived by their land managers was investigated. Overall, the conservation of natural assets was the most frequently reported primary reason for involvement in a network. The perceived aims of the respective networks largely reflected the response identified for involvement and management. Over 88% of managers considered their involvement in multi-tenure reserve networks to be a positive or very positive experience. A lack of resources and time for management were considered major limitations of these networks. The majority (80%) of private land managers within networks were willing to be included in a national reserve system of conservation lands. As the Australian National Reserve System currently incorporates mostly public land, these findings have important and potentially positive implications for a greater role for protected private land.
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Journal of environmental managementVolume
84Issue
1Pagination
38 - 48Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Oxford, EnglandPublisher DOI
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0301-4797eISSN
1095-8630Language
engNotes
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C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2006, Elsevier LtdUsage metrics
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biosphere reservesAustraliaecosystem managementprivate landnational Reserve Systemconservation management networksScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineEnvironmental SciencesEnvironmental Sciences & EcologyDEVI-BIOSPHERE-RESERVEPEOPLE CONFLICTSPROTECTED AREASQUARE WHEELBIODIVERSITYKNOWLEDGEGERMANY
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