Authors:
Aronson, J. and E. Le Floc'h
Publication Date:
1996
Abstract/Summary:
Twenty three “vital ecosystem attributes” (VEAs) were previously proposed to aid in quantitative evaluation of whole ecosystem structure, composition and functional complexity over time. We here introduce a series of 16 quantifiable attributes for use at a higher spatial scale and ecological organisational level, the landscape. “Vital landscape attributes” (VLAs), should be useful in evaluating the results of ecological restoration or rehabilitation undertaken with a landscape perspective, provided that clear definitions and boundaries are agreed upon for the different spatial and ecological entities involved.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Restoration Ecology
Link:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1526-100X.1996.tb00190.x/pdf