Authors:
Burke, A.
Publication Date:
2001
Abstract/Summary:
With the long-term view to establish a research initiative focusing on restoration ecology in the southern Namib Desert, this article provides a review of current ecological knowledge and proposes potential research priorities. The aims of a research initiative would be two-fold. On the academic side, understanding processes operating at different scales will be critical to develop methods of ecological restoration suitable for southern Namib ecosystems. On the practical side, the development of appropriate methods will focus on facilitating ecological processes such as restoration of biologically active substrate, natural succession, and concentration of limited resources. The function of landscapes, plant-soil interface, soil-, vegetation- and plant population dynamics will likely provide some of the answers for ecological restoration.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Ambio
Link:
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1579/0044-7447-30.1.29