Wiley, Ecological Management & Restoration, 3(11), p. 215-217, 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2010.00555.x
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The area of agricultural land converted to commercial plantations across Australia has expanded rapidly and includes large areas (0.5 M ha) planted to Tasmanian Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) (National Forest Inventory 2005). The outcome of this for biodiversity conservation is still being evaluated. In general, plantations support more native faunal species than farmland, but less than native vegetation remnants (Lindenmayer & Hobbs 2004). However, the value of small remnants (