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EDITORIALGood reviewers make a good journalM. Calver 329

REVIEWOverlooked and undervalued: the neglected role of fauna and a global bias in ecological restoration assessmentsS. L. Cross, S. Tomlinson, M. D. Craig, K. W. Dixon and P. W. Bateman 331

PERSPECTIVESGrowing citizen science for conservation to support diverse project objectives and the motivations of volunteersS. Orchard 342

Geographical bias constrains global knowledge of phenological changeN. Butt 345

How an Indigenous community responded to the incursion and spread of myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) that threatens culturally signifi cant plant species – a case study from New ZealandA. Black, M. Mark-Shadbolt, G. Garner, J. Green, T. Malcolm, A. Marsh, H. Ropata, N. Waipara and W. Wood 348

Agriculture and conservation: an oxymoron or a necessity?D. A. Saunders 355

RESEARCH PAPERSCommunity dynamics in Fijian coral reef fi sh communities vary with conservation and shark-based tourismM. G. McKeon and J. A. Drew 363

Spatial and temporal patterns of reptile roadkill in the north-west Australian tropicsH. Hastings, J. Barr and P. W. Bateman 370

Agriculture, brolgas and Australian sarus cranes on the Atherton Tablelands, AustraliaT. D. Nevard, D. C. Franklin, I. Leiper, G. Archibald and S. T. Garnett 377

Achieving forest conservation in Fiji through payment for ecosystem services schemesS. Mangubhai and R. Lumelume 386

Camera trapping and transect counts yield complementary insights into an endangered island endemic railE. Znidersic, T. Flores, I. Macrae, J. C. Z. Woinarski and D. M. Watson 394

Age, growth and maturity of the Australian blackspot shark (Carcharhinus coatesi) in the Gulf of PapuaL. Baje, J. J. Smart, M. I. Grant, A. Chin, W. T. White and C. A. Simpfendorfer 403

A snapshot of changes in graziers’ management and attitudes towards dingoes over 60 yearsL. M. van Eeden, C. R. Dickman, M. S. Crowther and T. M. Newsome 413

FIELD NOTESMovement of juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) through a cone ramp fi shway at a modifi ed coastal wetland in central Queensland, AustraliaT. Power, M. Moore and J. McCann 421

Predation on green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, hatchlings by invasive ratsM. Gronwald, Q. Genet and M. Touron 423

Book reviews 425

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