Factors influencing early restoration progress of a Eucalyptus tereticornis open forest on former agricultural land

• Published in: Pacific conservation biology Vol. 18; no. 4; p. 263
• Main Authors: Lewis, Tom, Taylor, David, Swift, Scott, Debuse, Valerie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Clayton CSIRO 2012
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Biomass; Conservation biology; Environmental monitoring; Environmental restoration; Eucalyptus tereticornis; Forests; Grasses; Grazing; Indigenous species; Introduced species; Litter; Livestock; Livestock production; Pasture; Plant species introduction; Planting; Planting density; Prescribed fire; Revegetation; Species richness; Topsoil; Wildfires; Woody plants; Queensland Australia; Australia; ISEW, Australia, Queensland

We monitored an area that was revegetated with the goal of restoring a Eucalyptus tereticornis open forest on former agricultural land in central, eastern Queensland. Revegetation involved: (1) planting 60 ha of previously cleared and heavily grazed land with eight local trees species; and (2) remov...