Download or read book Direct Seeding for the Restoration of Vascular Plants and Re-establishment of Macro-invertebrates on Vacant Arid Agricultural Land, Port Wakefield, South Australia written by Michael J. Heath and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the restoration of agricultural landscapes is increasing globally, how this is best achieved is still poorly documented. Debate exists over which techniques are most successful and how long it takes for the degraded ecosystems to respond to treatments. Some suggest that landscapes are best allowed to revegetate via spontaneous succession, by being protected from further degradation whilst relying on the seed bank and volunteer seed. My thesis investigates the restoration techniques of tilling and direct seeding with initial strip spraying of herbicide (glyphosate) for weed control.