tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819181305479512856.post3251644297775201467..comments2023-11-27T09:45:55.258-08:00Comments on Bhejane Nature Training: Industry News- 12 March 2013Bhejane Nature Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02494129793347441425noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819181305479512856.post-20653919234523718912013-03-12T04:20:53.787-07:002013-03-12T04:20:53.787-07:00Thanks Megan for your industry news this week. Rea...Thanks Megan for your industry news this week. Reading the article on the Dune Forest rehab in Richards Bay, the question came up of how they could possibly think to rehabilitate a coastal forest that has taken 700- 800 years to get to the point it was before man stepped in. Doing some research on the matter i found some interesting facts on this topic. The analyses done on the rehabilitation point to a relatively speedy recovery Probably the largest, in terms of sheer biomass, and arguably the most important component of a forest, is its trees. Their analyses done showed that the tree assemblage (the collection of species that occur together in a particular place) will recover the same tree diversity and species composition of an undisturbed dune forest in about 40 to 45 years after the initial rehabilitation of an area. They also calculated that the bird, small mammal, millipede, dung beetle and herb assemblages should all recover in less than 40 years. Although there is a measure of uncertainty in these predictions (as with all scientific analyses), it is unlikely that it will take much longer than 90 years they predict. Almost seems impossible, but very impressive if they were to be accurate on these predictions!! <br /><br />For more information go to the CERU (Conservation Ecology Research Unit) website and read all about it! <br />http://www.ceru.up.ac.za/restoration/faqs.php Bhejane Nature Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494129793347441425noreply@blogger.com