Millions of hectares of temperate woodland and billions of trees have been cleared from Australia’s agricultural landscapes. This has allowed land to be developed for cropping and grazing livestock but has also had significant environmental impacts, including erosion, salinity and loss of native plant and animal species.
Restoring Farm Woodlands for Wildlife focuses on why restoration is important and describes best practice approaches to restore farm woodlands for birds, mammals and reptiles. Based on 19 years of long-term research in temperate agricultural south-eastern Australia, this book addresses practical questions such as what, where and how much to plant, ways to manage plantings and how plantings change over time. It will be a key reference for farmers, natural resource management professionals and policy-makers concerned with revegetation and conservation.
Tabella dei contenuti
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the authors
1 Introduction
2 Why plant?
3 What to plant? The content of plantings
4 How much and where to plant? The size, shape, location and surrounding configuration of plantings
5 Ways to manage plantings
6 How do plantings change over time?
7 Conclusions: creating a whole-of-farm plan and some thoughts on the future
References
Appendix
Index
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