The National Trust and nature conservation: prospects for the future
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Harvey, H. J.
Date published
December 1995
Abstract
The range and extent of nature conservation interests on land owned by the National Trust are reviewed and the high level of protection which can be afforded to such features is stressed. Some of the threats to such interests are examined and possible conflicts between management for nature conservation and for other Trust objectives are considered. The importance of survey and monitoring are emphasized. It is argued that nature conservationists need to adopt a view of plant communities which recognises their dynamic nature and which accepts the possibility of change. Evidence is reviewed which supports the non†equilibrium state of some communities, the impact of rare events and the importance of life history phenomena. Some possible future directions of nature conservation in the Trust are discussed.
Journal title
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Volume
56
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
ISSN
00244066
Rights statement
In Copyright