Managing freshwater, river, wetland and estuarine protected areas

Jamie Pittock, Max Finlayson, Angela Arthington, John H. Matthews, Dirk Roux, Harry Biggs, Esther Blom, Rebecca Flitcroft, Raymond Henry Froend, Ian Harrison, Virgilio Hermoso, Wolfgang Junk, Ritesh Kumar, Simon Linke, Jeanne Nel, Catia Nunes Da Cunha, Ajit Pattnaik, Sharon Pollard, Walter Rast, Michele ThiemeEren Turak, Jane Turpie, Lara Van Niekerk, Daphne Willems, Joshua viers

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    Abstract

    Better practices for managing inland aquatic ecosystems in protected areasincluding rivers, other brackish and freshwater ecosystems, and coastal estuariesare the focus of this chapter. Most natural protected areas are designated as terrestrial or marine, and the obvious question for most managers is why should I worry about the (usually) small portion of my protected area that involves freshwater habitat. In this chapter, we argue that freshwater and estuarine habitats are significant for conserving biodiversity in most land-based protected areas and that managers need to apply the freshwater-specific conservation tools outlined here to do a good job.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProtected Area Governance and Management
    EditorsWorboys, G.L., Lockwood, M., Kothari, A., Feary, S., Pulsford, I.
    Place of PublicationCanberra, Australia
    PublisherANU Press
    Pages569-608
    Volume1
    Edition1st
    ISBN (Print)9781925021684
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

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