Authors:
Walker, L.R. and R. del Moral
Publication Date:
2008
Abstract/Summary:
Successional studies benefit restoration in six areas: site amelioration, development of community structure, nutrient dynamics, species life history traits, species interactions, and modeling of transitions and trajectories. Primary succession provides valuable lessons for understanding temporal dynamics through direct, long-term observations on severely disturbed habitats. These lessons assist restoration efforts on infertile or even toxic substrates. Restoration that uses scientific protocols (e.g., control treatments and peer-reviewed publications) can offer insights into successional processes.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Applied Vegetation Science
Link:
http://faculty.washington.edu/moral/publications/2009WalkerdelMoralAVS.pdf