Authors:
Grootjans, A.P., H.W.T. Geelen, A.J.M. Jansen and E.J. Lammerts
Publication Date:
2002
Abstract/Summary:
Restoration measures consisted of re-introducing traditional management
techniques in dune slacks, such as mowing, grazing and sod removal, or constructing artificial dune slacks to compensate for lost biodiversity elsewhere. An analysis of successful and unsuccessful projects showed that
constructing new dune slacks was not very successful for maintaining new populations of endangered dune slack species, since such projects were often carried out in areas where seed banks were depleted, while hydrological conditions and seed dispersal mechanisms were sub-optimal.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Hydrobiologia