| Title: |
Optimization of intervention levels in ecological restoration |
| Authors: |
Walker, LR; Hölzel, N; Marrs, R; del Moral, R; Prach, K |
| Contributors: |
Chytrý, Milan |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2014 |
| Collection: |
The University of Liverpool Repository |
| Description: |
Question: Are optimal intervention levels in ecological restoration linked to disturbance severity or spatial and temporal scales of restoration activities in the studies included in this special feature? Methods: Comparison of ten studies of restoration in the context of disturbance severity, regional biodiversity, and predictability of succession trajectories. Results: The ten studies largely represent restoration of grasslands in Europe but also include restoration following disturbances by mining, invasive species, and trampling by tourists. Maximal intervention levels were used in studies with high or low disturbance severity, low regional biodiversity, and high predictability of successional trajectories. The spatial and temporal scales of restoration activities had little effect on intervention levels. Conclusions: General guidelines on how to optimize intervention levels in restoration activities can be sought by comparing success rates across gradients of disturbance severity. © 2014 International Association for Vegetation Science. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
text |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1402-2001 |
| Relation: |
https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3000998/1/Paper_%23316.draft.pdf; Walker, LR, Hölzel, N, Marrs, R orcid:0000-0002-0664-9420 , del Moral, R and Prach, K (2014) Optimization of intervention levels in ecological restoration Applied Vegetation Science, 17 (2). pp. 187-192. ISSN 1402-2001, 1654-109X |
| DOI: |
10.1111/avsc.12082 |
| Availability: |
https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3000998/; https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12082; https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3000998/1/Paper_%23316.draft.pdf |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.8D70B88F |
| Database: |
BASE |