Sorell And Tasman Municipalities Native Vegetation Management Strategy

Author : Heather Bass
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ISBN 13 :
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Download or read book The Role of Remnant Native Vegetation and Management Strategies in the Reclamation of Native Prairie Plant Communities written by Heather Bass and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native prairie ecosystems along with their ecosystem services are diminishing in Texas. In order to restore the native prairie ecosystems and their services as a whole, the native prairie plant communities on which they are based must be reclaimed. Effects on native plant community establishment of past land use, seed dispersal from nearby remnant plant communities, and various management strategies were studied to better understand the reclamation process and formulate recommendations for native prairie reclamation. Establishment of desired native prairie plant communities was negatively affected by more recent disturbance, but positivity affected by the proximity of disturbed areas to remnant native vegetation. Management practices recommended as most successful at establishing desired native plant communities include increasing available native propagules, adding soil amendments whose nutrient levels are similar to native surface soils, and reducing any further disturbance of existing plant communities. Although use of these management strategies may allow for the reclamation of native prairie plant communities in general, or simply speed up and steer the natural reclamation process, reclamation to the native Little Bluestem dominant prairie community may be more difficult and take more time.