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Reconstructing grassy understories in south‐eastern A ustralia: Interview with P aul G ibson‐ R oy
Author(s) -
GibsonRoy Paul,
McDonald Tein
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ecological management and restoration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1442-8903
pISSN - 1442-7001
DOI - 10.1111/emr.12116
Subject(s) - threatened species , geography , ecosystem , ecology , herbaceous plant , agroforestry , biology , habitat
A marriage of ecology with agronomy is proving successful in restoring diverse herbaceous layers ‐ to the extent that some reconstructed grasslands on ex‐agricultural land and rural roadsides have been found eligible for federal protection as threatened ecological communities. Can lessons from this improve our management and expansion of grassy ecosystems more broadly?