Setting the scene for dryland recovery: an overview and key findings from a workshop targeting seed-based restoration

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue , 2016, Pages S36-S42

  Kildisheva, Olga A ^a   Erickson, Todd E ^a,b   Merritt, David J ^a,b   Dixon, Kingsley W ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

arid ecosystems; direct seeding; ecological function; ecosystem structure; large scale ecological rehabilitation; native plant seed

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ARID REGION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; NATIVE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

AUSTRALIA; KINGS PARK; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84984601468     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/rec.12392     Document Type: Article

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