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Enhancing seedling survival on former floodplain grazing land in the Capertee Valley, Australia.
- Source :
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Ecological Management & Restoration . Sep2017, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p253-256. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Active revegetation is an essential component of biodiversity conservation for fragmented ecosystems and the species that depend on them. However, key knowledge gaps exist around the most cost-effective revegetation strategies to employ in different contexts. This article reports on a revegetation trial undertaken in the Capertee Valley of New South Wales, Australia, to assist the conservation of the critically endangered bird, the Regent Honeyeater ( Anthochaera phrygia). Seven treatments were compared to assess their cost-effectiveness for enhancing plant survival at a floodplain site with a history of grazing on introduced pastures. While overall survival rates were low, treatments involving tree guards had higher survival rates and were more cost-effective than treatments without guards. Weed growth, animal activity and water stress all appeared to play a role in the low survival rates at this site, with enhanced weed control emerging as a priority for future trials at similar sites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SURVIVAL
*REVEGETATION
*BIODIVERSITY conservation
*ECOSYSTEM management
*RARE birds
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14427001
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Ecological Management & Restoration
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125188983
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.12273