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| ==== Notes Aare ==== | ==== Notes Aare ==== | ||
| - | Autonomous Agents for Regenerative Ecologies Lab | + | Autonomous Agents for Regenerative Ecologies Lab. How can autonomous agents contribute to or scaffold regeneration of degraded land? |
| - | + | === Existing resources | |
| - | === Degraded land: === | + | |
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| - | === Existing resources: === | + | |
| * mineral content | * mineral content | ||
| * sunlight | * sunlight | ||
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| * infrastructure (electricity, | * infrastructure (electricity, | ||
| - | === Techniques: === | + | === Techniques |
| * condensation (water harvesting, shadow) > out: pioneering vegetation | * condensation (water harvesting, shadow) > out: pioneering vegetation | ||
| * ditches (increase geodiversity) > out: water retention, erosion, microclimates, | * ditches (increase geodiversity) > out: water retention, erosion, microclimates, | ||
| + | * mucuva: seeding an area with biodiverse mix of local species (increases tree diversity from 160 to over 2000 species per hectare initially and over 5000 after a decade) | ||
| * refugia (at large scale) vegetation pockets in the most favourable areas that serve as basecamps to grow from | * refugia (at large scale) vegetation pockets in the most favourable areas that serve as basecamps to grow from | ||
| - | * mucuva: seeding an area with biodiverse mix of local species (increases tree diversity from 160 to over 2000 species per hectare initially and over 5000 after a decade) | ||
| * assisted migration / transplantation ecology (zoochory or in second phase: disperse topsoil samples) > out: dramatically speeds up regeneration | * assisted migration / transplantation ecology (zoochory or in second phase: disperse topsoil samples) > out: dramatically speeds up regeneration | ||
| * assisted evolution (like Cobalt-60 exposure) | * assisted evolution (like Cobalt-60 exposure) | ||
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| === Niches: === | === Niches: === | ||
| - | * primary trophic layer > pioneering vegetation / foundation species > annuals and algae > in: water / out: mine and accumulate available nutrients, create biomass, water retention, microclimates | + | * primary trophic layer > pioneering vegetation / foundation species > annuals and algae > **in**: water / **out**: mine and accumulate available nutrients, create biomass, water retention, microclimates |
| - | * secondary trophic layer > insects, small herbivores > in: ‘accommodation’ / out: pollination, | + | * secondary trophic layer > insects, small herbivores > **in**: ‘accommodation’ / **out**: pollination, |
| - | * third trophic layer > birds, carnivores > in: canopy or shrubbery / out: pest mitigation, zoochory (seed dispersal, microbe dispersal, nutrient dispersal) | + | * third trophic layer > birds, carnivores > **in**: canopy or shrubbery / **out**: pest mitigation, zoochory (seed dispersal, microbe dispersal, nutrient dispersal) |
| * foundation species: a strong role in structuring a community (grass, trees, kelp, ants) | * foundation species: a strong role in structuring a community (grass, trees, kelp, ants) | ||
| * indicator species (as a way of analysing system health) lichen | * indicator species (as a way of analysing system health) lichen | ||
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| - | === Functional traits: === | + | === Functional traits |
| * high characteristic return time: rate at which a population returns after disturbance | * high characteristic return time: rate at which a population returns after disturbance | ||
| * high jump dispersal: can cover long distances over inhospitable habitat in one generation (typically: seeds, insects, birds) | * high jump dispersal: can cover long distances over inhospitable habitat in one generation (typically: seeds, insects, birds) | ||
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| - | === Weaknesses: === | + | === Weaknesses |
| * low cryptic diversity (genepool) | * low cryptic diversity (genepool) | ||
| - | * low tipping point, buffering capacity | + | * low tipping point |
| + | * low buffering capacity | ||
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