6500boo@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (William Bushing) (10/28/90)
Greetings from sunny southern California (although I'm locked up in the lab with no windows to look out of!): I'm not sure this is the right forum to post this on. I just subscribed recently. One of many topics I'm interested in is the subject of ecological restoration, sometimes referred to as conservation biology... the restoration of degraded ecosystems to (as much as possible) their "pristine" state. I'm working with the Catalina Conservancy on Santa Catalina Island which has begun an ecological restoration program on the island starting with the removal of feral animals such as goat and pig. I'm trying to find information on other ecological restoration pro- jects in similar environments (native grassland, coastal sage scrub and oak chaparral) throughout the world. Would like to know more about the techniques used and problems faced in such attempts. We're also researching monitoring techniques including aerial photos, Landsat and SPOT satellite images and GIS. Anyone with any pertinent experience in utilizing those for monitoring the recovery of vegetation... such as after fires, clear cutting or other disasters... I'd welcome hearing from. Many thanks for any suggestions. Bill Bushing "Life is too important to be taken seriously" - Einstein .