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Implementation of two new resource management information systems in Australia

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This paper describes the development and implementation ofPREPLAN, A Pristine Environment Planning Language and Simulator, for two conservation areas in Australia, Kosciusko National Park (New South Wales) and Tutanning Nature Reserve (Western Australia).PREPLAN was derived from the North American gradient modeling systems and theForest Planning Language and Simulator (FORPLAN), but includes unique characteristics not previously available.PREPLAN includes an integrated resource management data base, modules for predicting site-specific vegetation, fuels, animals, fire behavior, and fire effects, and an English language instruction set.PREPLAN was developed specifically to provide available information and understanding of ecosystems to managers in a readily accessible and usable form, and to provide the motivation to conduct additional required research projects. An evaluation of the system's advantages and limitations is presented, and the way the utilization of such systems is improving natural area decision making throughout Australia is discussed.

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  1. National Parks and Wildlife Service of New South Wales, South-Eastern Regional Office, PO Box 733, 2620, Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia

    Stephen R. Kessell & Roger B. Good

  2. Western Australian Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Wildlife Research Centre, PO Box 51, 6065, Wanneroo, WA, Australia

    Angas J. M. Hopkins

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Kessell, S.R., Good, R.B. & Hopkins, A.J.M. Implementation of two new resource management information systems in Australia. Environmental Management 8, 251–269 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01866967

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