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Bolstering the refuges
Restoring health and resilience of remnant ecosystems
2019 Symposium Proceedings
Ecological restoration at large-scales will be critical to conserving species under rapidly changing climates.
‘Bolstering the Refuges’ considered aspects of the restoration of ecological function to our isolated and altered remnant ecosystems. You can read an introduction to the theme of the Symposium here.
Transcripts and summaries of the excellent presentations from the Symposium are available for download below.
Box Gum Grassy Woodlands: Restoration, grazing and woodland birds. Jacqui Stol
Grassy woodlands and woodland species are under threat but there are many ways we can transform our grassy woodlands to states that are richer and more resilient to change.
Transcript and slides from Jacqui’s talk
Jacqui’s Powerpoint presentation
Summary of Jacqui’s talk
Insects in fragmented farming landscapes.
Professor Don Driscoll
With insects declining around the world, studies on the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation in agricultural landscapes provide an explanation for the decline and suggest implications for restoration.
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Transcript and slides from Don's Presentation
Don’s Powerpoint presentation
Summary of Don's presentation
Functional dynamics, stability and resilience in temperate grassy ecosystems, and the role of fire in restoration. Paul Foreman
Aboriginal burning explains the historical distribution of native grasslands, and burning rather than grazing may be an efficient long-term way to restore the quality of these grasslands .
Transcript and slides from Paul’s presentation
Paul’s Powerpoint presentation
Summary of Paul’s presentation
What’s missing and why does it matter?: Restoring ecosystems by bringing back diggers.
Assoc. Professor Euan Ritchie
Native digging mammals in Australia are now rare or extinct and their important ecological functions have been largely lost, but some restoration is possible with re-introductions, sufficient habitat cover, rabbit control and other approaches.
Transcript and slides from Euan’s presentation
Euan’s Powerpoint presentation'
Summary of Euan’s presentation
Symposium Field Methods - Practical methods for bolstering the grassy woodlands.
The afternoon of the symposium was spent looking at various methods being tried to bolster the quality of grasslands in degraded sites at the Euroa Arboretum and farmland at Miepoll.
Symposium Field Methods
Saving woodland birds isn’t that hard, right?
Dean Ingwersen
Regent Honeyeaters are endangered due to loss of woodland habitat, but a combination of habitat restoration, captive releases, monitoring and research, and community involvement is working towards recovery of this and other woodland species.
Transcript and slides from Dean’s talk
Dean’s Powerpoint presentation
Summary of Dean’s talk
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