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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the authors; 1 Introduction; Where have the insights in this book come from?; Some of the other benefits of replanting on farms; Some notes about this book; A fundamentally important caveat; 2 Why plant?; Tackling biodiversity loss; Other reasons to establish plantings on a farm; Summary; 3 What to plant? The contentof plantings; Use native plants; Create an understorey or shrub layer where possible; The ground layer; Planting density; Important additional key structures in plantings |
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How to plant -- tubestock versus direct seedingSummary; 4 How much and where to plant? The size, shape, location and surrounding configuration of plantings; How much to plant; The size of plantings; The shape of plantings; The topography of the landscape; Adjacency to other areas of native vegetation; Summary; 5 Ways to manage plantings; Avoid clearing -- of remnant woodland, natural regrowth and plantings; Control the intensity of livestock grazing; Consider the kind and condition of fences around plantings; Think about the density (tree spacing) of plantings; Control weeds and feral animals |
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Maintain dead trees and logsDon't remove mistletoe; Add nest boxes -- but use the right design and ensure they are well maintained; Avoid or limit some kinds of management; Plan for fire; Other kinds of management; Do interventions work?; Summary; 6 How do plantings change over time?; Changes in the vegetation structure of plantings; Some things that are missing; How do populations of animals in plantings change over time?; Plantings, time and long-term farm planning; Summary; 7 Conclusions: creating a whole-offarmplan and some thoughts on the future; The critical need for whole-of-farm plans |
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Good monitoring is essentialPartnerships are necessary; Plantings and farming in a rapidly changing climate; More work to do; Concluding comments; References; Appendix; Index |
| Summary |
Featuring best practice approaches to restoration based on 19 years of long-term research. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Woodlots.
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Woodlots. |
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Forest ecology.
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Forest ecology. |
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Reforestation.
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Reforestation. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: 9781486309641 148630964X (OCoLC)1030955609 |
| ISBN |
1486309658 (electronic book) |
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9781486309658 (electronic book) |
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9781486309641 |
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148630964X |
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9781486309665 |
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1486309666 |
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