New approaches: Use of assisted natural succession in revegetation of inhabited arid drylands as alternative to large-scale afforestation

Abstract It is a great concept to let nature do the work of revegetation, however in semi-arid and arid regions the process of natural succession, if it occurs at all, typically requires many years of undisturbed development until an increase in biomass becomes measurable, hence it rather is applied...

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Main Authors: Lorenz Huebner, Ayad M. Fadhil Al-Quraishi, Oliver Branch, Heman A. A. Gaznayee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2022-02-01
Series:SN Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-022-04951-y