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Ecological connectivity or Barrier Fence? Critical choices on the agricultural margins of Western Australia
Author(s) -
Bradby Keith,
Fitzsimons James A.,
Del Marco Andrew,
Driscoll Don A.,
Ritchie Euan G.,
Lau Jenny,
Bradshaw Corey J. A.,
Hobbs Richard 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.12130
Subject(s) - fence (mathematics) , statutory law , fencing , agriculture , geography , ecology , environmental protection , environmental resource management , environmental planning , political science , environmental science , archaeology , engineering , law , biology , structural engineering , parallel computing , computer science
Western Australia's State Barrier Fence represents a continuation of colonial era attitudes that considered kangaroos, emus and dingoes as ‘vermin’. Recent plans to upgrade and extend the Barrier Fence have shown little regard for ecological impacts or statutory environmental assessment processes.