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I thank David Coates and the Symposium Organising Committee for inviting me to participate in the Flora Conservation Symposium in Perth in September 2005. I thank Colin Yates for his ongoing collaboration and insightful analysis of threatened species management, and the many people with whom I have discussed this topic both before and after the symposium. Comments from three anonymous referees greatly improved the draft manuscript.

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