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dc.contributor.authorLikens, Gene E
dc.contributor.authorWalker, Keith F
dc.contributor.authorDavies, Peter E
dc.contributor.authorBrookes, Justin
dc.contributor.authorOlley, Jon
dc.contributor.authorYoung, William J
dc.contributor.authorThoms, Martin C
dc.contributor.authorLake, P Sam
dc.contributor.authorGawne, Ben
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorArthington, Angela H
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Ross
dc.contributor.authorOliver, Rod L
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:05:11Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:05:11Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-06-24T05:20:12Z
dc.identifier.issn1323-1650
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/MF08188
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/27690
dc.description.abstractFreshwater ecosystems are a foundation of our social, cultural, spiritual and economicwell being. The degraded condition of many of Australia's river ecosystems is testament to our failure to manage these resources wisely. Ecosystem science involves the holistic study of complex biophysical systems to understand the drivers that influence ecological pattern and process. Ecosystem science should underpin both water management and policy. Our understanding of aquatic ecosystems lags behind the increasing problems caused by past land andwater management. Current post-graduate training programmes will not provide the aquatic ecosystem scientists needed by government and management agencies to prevent further degradation.We advocate newinitiatives to capture the skills, knowledge and innovation of our research community by engaging scientists and managers in large-scale, long-term ecosystem science programmes across Australia and to integrate these programmes with community aspirations, policy, planning and management. We call on management agencies to increase their support for and uptake and use of ecosystem science.We also advocate establishment of national archives for long-term ecologically-relevant data and samples, and clear custodial arrangements to protect, update and facilitate knowledge-transfer. These initiatives need to be supported by more extensive, better-funded post-graduate and post-doctoral programmes in ecosystem science and management.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing
dc.publisher.placeCollingwood, Australia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/126.htm
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom271
dc.relation.ispartofpageto279
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMarine and Freshwater Research
dc.relation.ispartofvolume60
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchFreshwater ecology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310304
dc.titleEcosystem science: toward a new paradigm for managing Australia’s inland aquatic ecosystems
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorArthington, Angela H.
gro.griffith.authorOlley, Jon M.


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