Freshwater reserves in Australia : directions and challenges for the development of a comprehensive, adequate and representative system of protected areas Fitzsimons, James and Robertson, Hugh A. 2005, Freshwater reserves in Australia : directions and challenges for the development of a comprehensive, adequate and representative system of protected areas, Hydrobiologia, vol. 552, no. 1, pp. 87-97, doi: 10.1007/s10750-005-1507-4. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Freshwater reserves in Australia : directions and challenges for the development of a comprehensive, adequate and representative system of protected areas Author(s) Fitzsimons, James orcid.org/0000-0003-4277-8040 Robertson, Hugh A. Journal name Hydrobiologia Volume number 552 Issue number 1 Start page 87 End page 97 Publisher Springer-Verlag Dordrecht Place of publication Delft, The Netherlands Publication date 2005-12 ISSN 0018-8158 1573-5117 Keyword(s) reservation status reserve design wetlands ecosystem classification conservation freshwater protected areas Summary The establishment of a system of protected areas that samples all ecosystems, including freshwater environments, in a comprehensive, adequate and representative (CAR) manner is regarded as a cornerstone for the conservation of biodiversity. There have been few quantitative assessments of the comprehensiveness, adequacy and representativeness of freshwater reserves in Australia. This paper reviews and quantifies the effect of classification of freshwater ecosystems for conservation planning, the importance of reservation status and protection measures for developing a CAR reserve system, and aspects of reserve design for freshwater ecosystems. We propose a strategic and iterative process that incorporates these measures to assist in the efficient and effective development of freshwater reserve systems worldwide. However, the provision of suitable water regimes for freshwater reserves presents further ecological and political challenges, and even adequate reservation of freshwater ecosystems may not conserve constituent biodiversity without effective management. Notes To obtain full text, please contact the author at jfitzsimons@tnc.org Language eng DOI 10.1007/s10750-005-1507-4 Field of Research 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2005, Springer Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30003016 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Ecology and Environment Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 05 Mar 2009, 11:08:30 EST Wed, 03 Jun 2009, 13:39:58 EST Thu, 09 Jul 2009, 14:34:02 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 22:56:53 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 08:19:45 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 35 times in TR Web of Science Cited 38 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 676 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 08:40:57 EST