Rebuilding an Ecosystem

Adrian D. Manning is a Professor in the Fenner School of Environment and Society at The Australian National University, and is the research leader for the Mulligans Flat – Goorooyarroo Woodland Experiment. With expertise in conservation biology, translocation science, and restoration ecology, his work ranges from applied field-based research through to theoretical frameworks.

• List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I. Beginnings: 1. Introduction Adrian D. Manning; 2. Design of the experimental framework Jeffrey T. Wood and Ross B. Cunningham; 3. A senior manager's personal reflections on the implementation of the experiment and sanctuary Daniel Iglesias; 4. Establishing a woodland sanctuary David J. Shorthouse and Adrian D. Manning; 5. Rabbit and hare eradication Nicola Munro; Part II. Results: 6. Plants S. McIntyre, A. O. Nicholls and Adrian D. Manning; 7. Arthropods Philip S. Barton and Saul A. Cunningham; 8. Truffle fungi James M. Trappe, Jacqui Stol, Grant Woodbridge and Andrew W. Claridge; 9. Soils Ben C. T. Macdonald and Adrian D. Manning; 10. Soil microbe and fungal communities Kelly Hamonts, Andrew Bissett, Andrew Young, Philip S. Barton, Ben C. T. Macdonald and Adrian D. Manning; 11. Inferring diet from isotope analysis of scat and hair Erik A. Hobbie, William G. Batson and Adrian D. Manning; 12. Systematic selection of species for reintroduction Fred Ford and Adrian D. Manning; 13. Vertebrates Maldwyn J. Evans, Iain. J. Gordon, Jenny Newport, Kiarrah J. Smith, Belinda A. Wilson, Claire Wimpenny and Adrian D. Manning; 14. An introduction to the eastern bettong Adrian D. Manning, Don B. Fletcher, Iain J. Gordon and Claire Wimpenny; 15. Translocating the eastern bettong Don B. Fletcher, William G. Batson, Elyse Frazer, Iain J. Gordon, Sharon Lane, Nick Mooney, Jenny Newport, Matt Pauza, Timothy Portas, Andrea Reiss, Claire Wimpenny, Belinda A. Wilson and Adrian D. Manning; 16. Establishing the eastern bettong and moving toward coexistence Belinda A. Wilson, Don B. Fletcher, Brittany M. Brockett, Maldwyn J. Evans, William G. Batson, Iain J. Gordon, Linda E. Neaves, Jenny Newport, Timothy Portas, Claire Wimpenny and Adrian D. Manning; 17. Ecosystem effects of the eastern bettong Catherine Ross, Nicki Munro and Adrian D. Manning; 18. Social and cultural perspectives Kathryn P. Eyles; 19. Synthesis for ecological teaching Linda E. Neaves, Craig Moritz, Catherine Ross, Samantha J. D. Shippley, Belinda A. Wilson, Maisie Walker-Stelling and Adrian D. Manning; Part III. Reflections and the Future: 20. The managers' perspective Margaret Kitchin, Daniel Iglesias, Sharon Lane and David Shorthouse; 21. Lessons learned from integrating research and restoration Adrian D. Manning; Appendices; Index.