Ecological and Cultural Understanding as a Basis for Management of a Globally Significant Island Landscape

• Published in: Coasts
• Main Authors: Kim Walker, Claudia Baldwin, Gabriel Conroy, Grahame Applegate, Clare Archer-Lean, Angela Arthington, Linda Behrendorff, Ben Gilby, Wade Hadwen, Christopher Henderson, Chris Jacobsen, David Lamb, Scott Lieske, Steven Ogbourne, Andrew Olds, Liz Ota, Joachim Ribbe, Susan Sargent, Vikki Schaffer, Thomas Schlacher, Nicholas Stevens, Sanjeev Srivastava, Michael Weston, Aaron Ellison
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: island ecology; World Heritage; First Nations; threatened species; climate change; sustainable tourism; co-management; multilevel governance; biosecurity; K’gari; Fraser Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/coasts2030009

Islands provide the opportunity to explore management regimes and research issues related to the isolation, uniqueness, and integrity of ecological systems. K’gari (Fraser Island) is an Australian World Heritage property listed based on its outstanding natural value, specifically, the unique wildern...