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Restoration Paper (Abstract) Topics - Other topics relevant to Restoration Ecology may be pursued, but only with prior approval

 
  • Wetland Restoration
  • Prairie Restoration
  • The Ecological Role of Seed Dormancy
  • Techniques of Breaking Seed Dormancy for Restoration
  • The Ethics of Seed Collection
  • Mitigation
  • Coastal Sage Scrub Restoration
  • The Role of Restoration in Sustaining Wildlife Corridors
  • Salt Marsh Restoration
  • The Ethics of Restoration
  • Soil Seed Banks
  • Wildlife Enhancement
  • Freshwater Marsh Restoration
  • The Psychological Benefits of Restoration
  • A Comparative Survey of Mitigation
  • Restoration and Agroforestry
  • Succession as a Model in Restoration Monitoring
  • Performance Standard Design in Restoration
  • Historic Models and Restoration
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Restoration
  • At what point should a restoration project be left alone?
  • What constitutes "success" in a restoration project?
  • The Pitfalls of Playing God as a Restorationist
  • Zen and the Art of Restoration
  • Testing Seed Viability and Estimating Seed Application Levels
  • Restoring Animal Populations

    • Any of the topics discussed in Restoration and Management Notes or Restoration Ecology is acceptable.

    If you have an idea you would like to explore that is not obviously directly related to restoration, it must be approved by Dr. Bowler.

    Example of the citation system to be used for this assignment:

    Martin, H. and G. Sick. 1995. American beautyberry for borrow pit reclamation in South Carolina. Restoration and Management Notes 13(1): 90-97.

    Example of citing the reference in the narrative:

    American beautyberry is one of the dominant native shrubs which characterize upland hardwood forests in coastal areas from Maryland to Florida (Martin and Sick, 1995).