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Testing Alternate Response Models of Grassy Ecosystems (Part Two)

Testing Alternate Response Models of Grassy Ecosystems (Part Two)

Vegetation shows mixed responses the removal of livestock grazing. Some sites respond well, while others perform poorly. We tested four alternate vegetation response types to livestock exclusion using a series of paired fenced and unfenced plots.

Why post-graduate research?

Why post-graduate research?

As a botanist I am often asked to evaluate the recovery potential of degraded grassy box woodlands, usually in the form of biodiversity offsets. So how does one know if a site will respond positively to management actions, such as livestock grazing exclusion, when there is so little empirical evidence?

Why 'Key Botany'?

Why 'Key Botany'?

A little background on how the name 'Key Botany' was conjured and some insight into my work as a botanist and vegetation ecologist.