PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Davidson, David
AU  - Davidson, Patricia
TI  - Ten Years of Ecological Restoration on a Texas Hill Country Site
AID  - 10.3368/er.26.4.331
DP  - 2008 Dec 01
TA  - Ecological Restoration
PG  - 331--339
VI  - 26
IP  - 4
4099  - http://er.uwpress.org/content/26/4/331.short
4100  - http://er.uwpress.org/content/26/4/331.full
AB  - We describe ten years of restoration work on a 56-ha tract of former ranchland. The historical characterization of this area at the time of the displacement of indigenous people by settlers initially formed the basis for our restoration decisions. Today, a higher human population density and a change in climate preclude a return to the presettlement state, necessitating the formulation of other restoration goals and methods. The methods employed, metrics to determine the results of restoration, and the results of bird, butterfly, and plant surveys are listed. Changes in vegetation due to the restoration are illustrated and future plans are discussed.