Plant invaders, global change and landscape restoration
African Journal of Range & Forage Science
By: D.A. Pyke and S.T. Knick
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Abstract
Modifications in land uses, technology, transportation and biogeochemical cycles currently influence the spread of organisms by reducing the barriers that once restricted their movements. We provide an overview of the spatial and temporal extent for agents of environmental change (land and disturbance transformations, biogeochemical modifications, biotic additions and losses) and highlight those that strongly influence rangeland ecosystems. Restoration may provide a mechanism for ameliorating the impacts of invasive species, but applications of restoration practices over large scales, e.g. ecoregions, will yield benefits earlier when the landscape is prioritised by criteria that identify locations where critical restoration species can grow and where success will be high. We used the Great Basin, USA as our region of interest where the invasive annual grass, cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), dominates millions of hectares. A landscape-level restoration model for sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata and ssp. wyomingensis) was developed to meet the goal of establishing priority habitat for wildlife. This approach could be used in long-range planning of rangeland ecosystems where funds and labour for restoration projects may vary annually. Copyright ?? NISC Pty Ltd.
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Pyke, D., and Knick, S., 2005, Plant invaders, global change and landscape restoration: African Journal of Range & Forage Science, v. 22, no. 2, p. 75-83, https://doi.org/10.2989/10220110509485864.
ISSN: 1727-9380 (online)
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Plant invaders, global change and landscape restoration |
| Series title | African Journal of Range & Forage Science |
| DOI | 10.2989/10220110509485864 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Contributing office(s) | Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center |
| Description | 9 p. |
| First page | 75 |
| Last page | 83 |