This might be an indication that plant diversity in heathland cannot be restored without additional restoration measures, such as grazing or sod cutting.
While restoration measures aim at restoring habitat quality, they can further reduce heterogeneity when they affect large parts of an area (large scale) or cause disturbance (high intensity).
To restore the damaged river ecosystem back to a healthy status, effective ecological restoration measures need to be implemented.
Restoration measures are proposed to handle landscape change.
Rinkevich, B. Conservation of coral reefs through active restoration measures: Recent approaches and last decade progress.
Heavy metal contamination in rice paddies is a serious problem in monsoon Asia, and these fields require appropriate restoration measures.
Many degraded blanket peatlands have undergone restoration measures since the turn of the century.
Currently, most restoration measures draw on the local knowledge of experts for selecting the best locations.
By evaluating these differences we discussed intended as well as unintended effects of potential restoration measures.
Existing ecological restoration measures are singular and lack pertinence and systematicness.
Nevertheless, our results suggest that additional restoration measures should be adopted.
