Restoration ecology: Limits and possibilities in arid and semiarid lands
Allen EB. 1995. Restoration ecology: Limits and possibilities in arid and semiarid lands. Pages 7-15. In Roundy BA, McArthur ED, Haley JS, Mann DK (ed): Proceedings: Wildland Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium. Las Vegas, NV. October 19-21, 1993. U.S. Department of Agriculture: Forest Service--Intermountain Research Station. Ogden, UT. General Technical Report INT-GTR-315
Repairing damage caused by anthropogenic disturbances in arid and semiarid lands of the western United States historically consisted of revegetating with monocultures or simple mixtures of mainly exotic species. Restoration ecology no longer focus on utilitarian purposes, instead it focuses on reducing/eliminating exotic species; while attempting to counteract the loss of topsoil through erosion or compaction. The restoration of biodiversity may be the greatest challenge, as only a fraction of the plant species richness is replicated with reintroductions, and natural recolonization is slow.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Allen, Edith
- Units
- DEVA
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Abundance (Biodiversity), Anthropogenic, Biodiversity, Distribution (Biodiversity), Ecosystem Management, Habitat, Presence (Biodiversity), Revegetation, Taxa Links To Datasets, Taxa Links To References