Putting invertebrates on the agenda: political and bureaucratic challenges

摘要: The Invertebrate agenda can be characterized by a series of inter-related laments: not enough funds; poor taxonomic understanding; too few scientists dealing with many taxa; dominant detracting notions like cute and cuddly; that vertebrates and/or vegetation communities are assumed to adequate surrogates for conservation planning. These laments have diminished in recent years, despite the release National Strategy Conservation Australia's Biological Diversity. Our analysis suggests Strategy's commitments knowledge, raising understanding awareness ofinvertebrates, yet borne fruit, there remains an over-emphasIs on vertebrates, flowering plants, threatened taxa processes, under-emphasis importance invertebrates ecosystem functioning.