Acknowledgements

This database is based on the ARCUE publication A Reference Guide to The Ecology and Natural Resources of the Melbourne Region: A Bibliography of the Biodiversity literature for Scientists, Teachers, Policy Makers, Planners and Natural Resource Managers. prepared by Mark J. McDonnell, Nicholas S. G. Williams and Amy K. Hahs, with additional material collected by ARCUE staff. We would like to thank Peter Neish for converted the database to a searchable, web-based format.

The compilation of this database would not have been possible without the assistance of staff from libraries, institutions and local councils. The authors wish to especially thank the Library Staff of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Helen Cohn and Jill Thurlow, who diligently tracked down references; NRE Corporate Library staff particularly Jeanette McArthur, Jennifer Pett and Carolyn Rooke; and Carol Harris of the Arthur Rylah Institute library.

We also express our thanks to staff at the following libraries, university departments and consulting firms:

Biosis Research Pty. Ltd.
Birds Australia
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Library System
Ecology Australia Pty. Ltd.
La Trobe University, Department of Botany
La Trobe University, Department of Zoology
Monash University, School of Biological Sciences
Parks Victoria
Practical Ecology Services
Randall Robinson - Botanical Consultant
The University of Melbourne Library System

The following municipal and Shire council staff assisted in the production of this Bibliography by contributing lists of references held by their council: Neil Blake, Damien Closs, Michael Coleman, Brad Curtis, Bryce Hughes, Bruce Humphries, Sotirios Kataouzinos, Melissa King, Gil Marshall, Ron Mildren, Rebecca Millar, Nicole Moore, Ron Musker, Adam Muyt, Paul Osmond, Alastair Phillips, Mark Stubbs, Joanne Webber and Stephen Wray.

Geoff Brown, Fiona Coates, Vanessa Craigie, Tim Entwistle, Simon Lewis, Ian Lunt, Tom May and Bill O'Connor provided thoughtful comments on the comprehensiveness of our bibliographic searches.

Emma Seager prepared the maps and we are also grateful to Chandra Jayasuriya for her assistance with earlier draft versions of the map figures.