Restoration of Red Cedar Savanna Plant Communities in Point Pelee National Park

Date

2000

Authors

Falkenberg, Nancy
Bazely, Dawn
Mouland, G.

Journal Title

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Publisher

Heritage Resources Centre, University of Waterloo

Abstract

Description

Working paper on the restoration of red cedar savana plant communities in Point Pelee National Park. The authors will address will they should attempt to preserve disturbance-dependent plant communities, when this means that extremely labour-intensive activities must be undertaken to halt or reverse the tide of succession.

Keywords

Disking, Disturbance-dependent communities, Succession, Restoration ecology, Red cedar savana, Prescribed burning, Juniperus virginiana

Citation

Falkenberg, N., Bazely, D.R. and Mouland, G. 2000. Restoration of Red Cedar Savanna Plant Communities in Point Pelee National Park. Refereed Proceedings of the 2nd Parks Research Forum of Ontario: Parks and Protected Areas in Southern Ontario, 2000. p. 497.