Authors:
van Aarde, R. J., S.M. Ferreira, J.J. Kritzinger, P.J. van Dyk, M. Vogt and T.D. Wassenaar
Publication Date:
1996
Abstract/Summary:
The rehabilitation program conducted by Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) of areas exposed to opencast surface mining of sand dunes north of Richards Bay (28°43’S, 32°12’E) on the coast of northern KwaZulu-Natal Province commenced 16 years before this study and has resulted in the development of a series of known-aged stands of vegetation. By assuming that these spatially separated stands develop along a similar pathway over time, instantaneous sampling should reveal successional or other changes usually associated with aging and should provide an opportunity to evaluate the success of rehabilitation.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Restoration Ecology
Link:
http://www.ceru.up.ac.za/downloads/An_evaluation_of_habitat_rehabilitation.pdf