http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:11810 Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:57:06 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:11785 Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:57:04 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:11169 40 species 400m(-2)), but were comprised of a limited suite of native and exotic grasses and forbs, with relatively homogeneous composition across the region. ConclusionsIn the region studied, grazing refugia with no tree clearing or history of fertilizer application were valuable for conserving a large number of native species, and so should be protected. Such land uses are currently rare in the region. Simple measures of native or total species density were insufficient for evaluating conservation value, as they did not distinguish habitats with large numbers of common, generalist native species from those with species that were rare or restricted in the region. Analyses of habitat specificity may potentially overcome the pitfalls of basing conservation management decisions on local-scale measures. Our results also highlighted a need to understand the processes associated with management practices that serve to reduce species diversity at landscape and regional scales.]]> Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:56:30 AEST ]]>