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Extinction debt of cities and ways to minimise their realisation: a focus on M elbourne
Author(s) -
Hahs Amy K.,
McDonnell Mark J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ecological management and restoration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1442-8903
pISSN - 1442-7001
DOI - 10.1111/emr.12112
Subject(s) - realisation , extinction (optical mineralogy) , extinction debt , debt , focus (optics) , process (computing) , ask price , geography , ecology , business , environmental science , computer science , biology , physics , biodiversity , optics , finance , quantum mechanics , habitat destruction , operating system
The formation and growth of cities sets in train a slow process of local species extinction, although it can take a long time for that extinction to be realised. Using Melbourne as an example, the authors ask ‘What plant species are potentially at risk and what strategies and actions could minimise the predicted negative outcomes?’