Paddock Trees Under Threat explores the importance of these trees and the conservation measures required to save them. It discusses managed grazing, herbivore control, direct planting, and funding and community support. It also explains the need for policy change, including better land-clearing rules, financial incentives, better infrastructure planning, and research to guide planting in a changing climate. Using decades of on-ground experience and the latest scientific research, this concise and practical guide will be invaluable for landholders and others interested in the conservation of paddock trees.
David B. Lindenmayer is a world-leading expert in ecology and resource management, conservation science and biodiversity conservation, with a prolific record of scientific works. He runs five long-term, large-scale ecological monitoring projects. His previous books include Rocky Outcrops in Australia, Natural Asset Farming, and Sustainable Farm Finance (CSIRO Publishing, 2018, 2022, 2022).
John R. Baker is a retired management consultant and former Australian ambassador who has 30 years of experience in planting and protecting paddock trees on a rural property in Central West New South Wales. He also has managed local Landcare projects on planting paddock trees.
Elizabeth A. Baker has long-term interests in botany, native plant conservation and local oral history. She worked closely with her husband, John, on a range of paddock tree planting projects.