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The Lord Howe Island Biodiversity Management Plan: An integrated approach to recovery planning
Author(s) -
Brown Dianne,
Baker Lynn
Publication year - 2009
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/j.1442-8903.2009.00449.x
Subject(s) - biodiversity , threatened species , endangered species , plan (archaeology) , geography , environmental resource management , conservation plan , biodiversity conservation , environmental planning , ecology , biology , habitat , environmental science , archaeology
Summary The Lord Howe Island Biodiversity Management Plan targeted significant species for the Lord Howe Island Group and formed the recovery plan for 30 threatened species and one endangered ecological community. The plan addressed threats and management actions relevant to the Lord Howe Island Group's overall biodiversity, with a particular focus on rare and significant species and communities. The Biodiversity Management Plan approach enabled holistic and cost‐effective planning for the management of biodiversity on Lord Howe Island. We describe the approach, as applied to Lord Howe Island, including the utilization of expert and community knowledge, species research data and GIS innovations.