Vegetation restoration and landscape design for enhanced biodiversity conservation

The project explored the gaps in our knowledge of landscape design and vegetation restoration. Collecting and analysing data over a three-year period allowed the description and analysis of the effects of vegetation restoration on biodiversity, at both the farm and landscape level.

The project provides new insights into the conservation value of restored and remnant vegetation, and how restoration efforts fit into a whole-of-landscape vegetation management context. The results from the project will assist vegetation managers to set improved objectives and to better design future landscapes in the multiuse production areas of rural Australia.

A number of related references can be sourced from the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies.

Outcomes

1. To generate high quality and widely applicable data to guide landscape restoration that maximises biodiversity conservation;
2. Estimate the effects of revegetation using native vertebrate species (birds, mammals and reptiles) and to assess whether the effects are consistent across different landscapes, farm units and regions;
3. Compare vertebrate abundance across a wide range of vegetation types within different landscapes and farm units to identify factors that contribute to conservation values for vertebrates.

Publications and Resources

None listed

Citation

Land & Water Australia. 2009. Vegetation restoration and landscape design for enhanced biodiversity conservation. [Online] (Updated April 24th, 2009)
Available at: http://lwa.gov.au/node/3292 [Accessed Tuesday 26th of April 2011 04:09:35 AM ].