Vegetation Function Network supported by Australian Research Council and Landcare Research NZ
23. Restoring degraded landscapes
First meeting was held 14-18 August 2006 in Canberra

PARTICIPANTS
Linda Broadhurst (CSIRO Plant Industry), Leader
Andrew Lowe (University of Adelaide & South Australian Botanic Gardens)
Andrew Young (CSIRO Plant industry)
David Coates (CALM WA)
Colin Yates (CALM WA)
Saul Cunningham (CSIRO Entomology)
Maurice McDonald (ENSIS CSIRO )
Tristan Armstrong (Landcare Research, New Zealand)
Peter Vesk (University of Melbourne)

The meeting established that a review of seed sourcing in the broadscale restoration context would be timely, given the current resources being directed towards broadscale restoration. Issues were talked through, and the structure and main conclusions outlined. Different authors chose different sections to draft, and they are expected to complete their contributions during September and October. Meanwhile, potential journals will be approached.

The question of effective seed deployment has been deferred, being a distinct problem with a very large literature of its own.

Last updated September 2006