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This plan should be cited as follows: Butz M. 2004. National Recovery Plan for the Christmas Island Spleenwort Asplenium listeri. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Cover illustration by E. Catherine in DuPuy (1993b) © Commonwealth of Australia

Disclaimer:

This recovery plan sets out the actions necessary to stop the decline of, and support the recovery of, the listed threatened species or ecological community. The Australian Government is committed to acting in accordance with the plan and to implementing the plan as it applies to Commonwealth areas.

The plan has been developed with the involvement and cooperation of a broad range of stakeholders, but individual stakeholders have not necessarily committed to undertaking specific actions. The attainment of objectives and the provision of funds may be subject to budgetary and other constraints affecting the parties involved. Proposed actions may be subject to modification over the life of the plan due to changes in knowledge.