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Symposium Title: Ecological Restoration in Mediterranean Type Ecosystems Peter A. Bowler and Paul H. Zedler, Chairs

Monday, October 20, 1997
9:00 - Franco MigliettaÝ International Issues and Collaboration of Carbon Dioxide Effects Research(Plenary 9:45 a.m. presentation)
9:45-10:00 Break
10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction by the Chairs
10:10 a.m. The Context of Restoration in Mediterranean Type Ecosysems: What are the Limitation to Restoration of Coastal Sage Scrub? Edith B. Allen, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside
10:45 a.m. Guidelines for restoration in species-rich mediterranean- climate shrublands, with perspectives from South African Fynbos. Pat Holmes, Dave Richardson and Richard Cowling, Institute for Plant Conservation, University of Cape Town, South Africa
11:15 a.m.Ý GrasslandÝ Restoration in California: The Perennial Fixation and the Annual Lifestyle. Paula M. Schiffman, Phytosphere Research, Vacaville
12:15-2 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. Creation and Restoration of Vernal Pools. Paul H. Zedler and Charles Black
2:30 p.m. Resotring Oak Woodlands in California: Theory and Practice. Elizabeth A. Bernhardt
3:00 p.m. Approaches and Successional Outcomes to Ecological Restoration of Coastal Sage Scrub. Peter A. Bowler, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine
3:30 p.m. Poster session and demonstration of the University of California, Irvine'sÝ Ecological RestorationÝWeb Page by Kenneth B. Pierce, Jr. and Vanessa Beauchamp, which will include experimental plot photographic and data set sequences, the Ecological Restoration virtual library, and University Course linkages. Field trip to the UC Natural Reserve System's Kendall Frost reserve in on Mission Bay in San Diego. Details about this visit will be presented in class. Kendall Frost is an example of coastal intermediate or transition zone (between salt marsh and upland) restoration.