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dc.contributor.authorKeppel, G
dc.contributor.authorMorrison, C
dc.contributor.authorMeyer, JY
dc.contributor.authorBoehmer, HJ
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-31T12:30:36Z
dc.date.available2017-10-31T12:30:36Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn1038-2097
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/PC140136
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/69987
dc.description.abstractIslands in the tropical Pacific have a rich and unique biota produced by island biogeographic processes and modified by recent anthropogenic influences. This biota has been shaped by four overlapping phases: natural colonization and dynamics (phase 1), impacts of indigenous (phase 2) and non-indigenous (phase 3) settlers, and increasing environmental awareness (phase 4). Island ecosystems are resilient to natural disturbance regimes but highly vulnerable to invasive species and other human-related influences, due to comparatively low alpha diversity, isolated evolution and the absence of certain functional groups. Habitat loss, overexploitation, invasive alien species and pollution continue to threaten terrestrial biodiversity, compounded by limited environmental awareness, minimal conservation funding, project mismanagement, limited local capacity and inadequate and/or unsuitable conservation policies. To achieve effective conservation of terrestrial biodiversity in the region, biophysical threats need to be mitigated with improved scientific, institutional and management capacity.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherC S I R O Publishing
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom136
dc.relation.ispartofpageto145
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPacific Conservation Biology: a journal dedicated to conservation and wildlife management in the Pacific region
dc.relation.ispartofvolume20
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther environmental sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAgricultural, veterinary and food sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode419999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode31
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode30
dc.titleIsolated and vulnerable: the history and future of Pacific Island terrestrial biodiversity
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMorrison, Clare C.


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