Ecological restoration as a strategy for conserving biological diversity

Roadside Landscapes – A potential environmental resource

“…As farmland and open space decline, the importance of managing the road right-of-way for habitat grows (ANDERSON, 1998). Natural ecosystem restoration along the highway right-of-way provides a marriage between ecosystem restoration and other goals of social importance (JORDAN et al, 1988). Generally regarded as an environmental minus, these corridors offer opportunities for reestablishment of native vegetation, an approach to corridor maintenance that is becoming more popular nationwide (CRABTREE, 1984).…”

“…Site preparation is the first and most critical step for effective weed control. Weed interference is the primary obstacle to establishment of seeded wildflowers, prairie forbs, and grasses (SCHRAMM, 1978;MARTIN et al, 1982;JORDAN et al, 1988;DICKENS, 1992;LYONS, 1992;HOWELL and KLINE, 1993;MASTERS et al, 1996). Projects should begin by conducting a weed inventory and test germinating a soil sample (6) .…”

“…Projects should begin by conducting a weed inventory and test germinating a soil sample (6) . Restoration researchers suggest a combination of careful timing of planting, mowing, burning and the use of nurse crops to control weeds during the early stages of development (JORDAN et al, 1988).…”

“…The Fermi National Laboratory prairie restoration project has attempted to introduce species in a sequence of "waves" roughly corresponding to the waves of succession that might be expected to take place naturally rather than planting a completely random meadow (JORDAN et al, 1988). Betz (1986) has advocated this "wave" approach and suggests that many of the less successful species in prairie plantings are "late successional" species that require the site modification provided by easy-to-grow "early successional (pioneer)" species.…”

La restauración ecológica clásica y los retos de la actualidad: La migración asistida como estrategia de adaptación al cambio climático

“…(Julio-Diciembre, 2017 mayor desarrollo de esta disciplina en donde se reconoció la necesidad de implementar acciones inmediatas que revirtieran o mejoraran las condiciones en los ecosistemas degradados (Bradshaw, 1984). Desde entonces, se ha considerado que la restauración ecológica es el laboratorio de prueba de las teorías ecológicas (Bradshaw, 1983;Choi, 2004;Harris, Hobbs, Higgs & Aronson, 2006;Hobbs & Norton, 1996;Jordan, Peters & Allen, 1988;Temperton, Hobbs, Nuttle & Halle, 2004) o más coloquialmente, la "prueba ácida" de la ecología (Bradshaw, 1987). En 1993, la SER unifica las ideas del concepto y define la restauración como el proceso de restablecer la estructura, función e integridad de ecosistemas nativos, así como el mantenimiento de los hábitats que proveen.…”