Submit a 2-5 page research paper describing restoration approaches in a specific ecosystem (for example tropical cloud forests in Central America, coral reefs in Indonesia, tallgrass prairie in the Midwest US, etc).
Your paper should provide a brief background on the ecology of the system (1 point), describe unique
challenges (limitations) for restoration of that ecosystem (2 points), provide examples of methods for
overcoming those challenges (3 points), and provide an outlook for the future of the ecosystem (1 point).
You must support statements of fact in your paper with citations following the style of the journal Restoration Ecology (2 points). Download any recent article from Restoration Ecology to use as an example. You should strive to include peer-reviewed sources of information in your report (2 points). Finally, your report should end with a Literature Cited list also following the style of Restoration Ecology (2 points).
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