Restoration Ecology - read the restoration project below and answer the followin

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Restoration Ecology - read the restoration project below and answer the following questions http://www.globalrestorationnetwork.org/database/case-study/?id=173

Is this project an example of ecological restoration? how?

Which ecological theories help explain the ecosystem---before and after impairment---and the restoration project?

Which ecological theories did the project not address, and how might implementation of those theories alter the outcome of the restoration project, for better or for worse?

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Yes, The project is an example of ecological restoration.The area around Sonoita Creek also has significant levels of Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense), the potential spread of Johnson grass was a concern to preserve managers and it was thought that sacaton restoration would provide another potential tool for land management.

Inoculation with AM fungi during the transplant production stage had a significant effect on plant growth after plants were transplanted into an abandoned agriculture field . Tiller production and basal diameter were significantly greater in pre-inoculated plants than in uninoculated plants at all measurement dates. Heights were significantly greater in pre-inoculated plants at the 2-month and 1-year measurements and were significant at p = 0.057 at 10 months. The type of container used during the transplant production stage also had a significant effect on plant growth after plants were transplanted into an abandoned agricultural field. Plants started in cone-tainers had significantly greater heights and tiller production at all measurement dates and greater basal diameters at all but the 1-year measurement.

The project showed that restoration of sacaton is possible within its historic range, however it also illustrated that drought can be a limiting factor. Sacaton requires water in the course of its establishment phase and the necessity of watering the transplants during a particularly dry year illustrated this.

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