Ebook: Australian island arks: conservation, management and opportunities

Introduction: Australia's island arks / Dorian Moro, Derek Ball and Sally L. Bryant -- Values of islands across Australia's states and territories / Keith Morris, Dave Algar, David Armstrong [and others] -- Enhancing island conservation outcomes: the policy and legal context, need, and options / John C.Z. Woinarski, Andrew A. Burbidge and April E. Reside -- The 4Cs approach to island management / Derek Ball, Jodie Williams and Margaret Christian -- What's next on the list? Prioritizing management actions on Australia's islands / Cheryl A. Lohr, Christopher M. Baker, Michael Bode and Robert L. Pressey -- Island pest management / Keith Springer -- Australian islands as 'arks' for biodiversity / Andrew A. Burbidge, Sarah Legge and John C.Z. Woinarski -- Indigenous protected areas and islands / Ellis Bock, Philip Rist, Tom Vigilante and Neil Waina -- Integrating resource development with island conservation: Barrow Island as a model for conservation and development / Dorian Moro, Johann van der Merwe, Melissa Thomas, Andrew Smith and Russell Lagdon -- Australia's world heritage islands / Jennie Whinam and Justine D. Shaw -- The interplay between tourism and conservation on islands / Derek Ball, Sally L. Bryant and Roland Mau -- Partnerships for island conservation: it's all about people / Sally L. Bryant and Peter B. Copley -- Value of islands for the marine environment / Mark Read, Graham Hemson and John Olds -- Ecological restoration on New Zealand islands: a history of shifting scales and paradigms / David Towns, Keith Broome and Alan Saunders -- Managing islands in the context of climate change / Stephen T. Garnett and April E. Reside -- Australian islands: current thinking, emerging themes and a way forward to manage these offshore assets / Derek Ball, Dorian Moro and Sally L. Bryant.;Australia is the custodian of a diverse range of continental and oceanic islands. From Heard and Macquarie in the sub-Antarctic, to temperate Lord Howe and Norfolk, to the tropical Cocos (Keeling) and the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia's islands contain some of the nation's most iconic fauna, flora, and ecosystems. They are a refuge for over 35% of Australia's threatened species and for many others declining on mainland Australia. They also have significant cultural value, especially for Indigenous communities, and economic value as centres for tourism. Australian Island Arks presents a compelling case for restoring and managing islands to conserve our natural heritage. With contributions from island practitioners, researchers, and policy-makers, it reviews current island management practices and discusses the need and options for future conservation work. Chapters focus on the management of invasive species, threatened species recovery, conservation planning, Indigenous cultural values and partnerships, tourism enterprises, visitor management, and policy and legislature. Case studies show how island restoration and conservation approaches are working in Australia and what the emerging themes are for the future. Australian Island Arks will help island communities, managers, visitors, and decision-makers understand the current status of Australia's islands, their management challenges, and the opportunities that exist to make best use of these iconic landscapes.