Restoring South African subtropical succulent thicket using Portulacaria afra: exploring the rooting window hypothesis

Drought prone, arid and semi-arid ecosystems are challenging to restore once degraded due to low levels of natural recruitment and survival of reintroduced plants. This is evident in the restoration of degraded succulent thicket habitats in the Albany Subtropical Thicket Biome located in South Afric...

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Main Authors: Nicholas C. Galuszynski, Ryan E. Forbes, Gavin M. Rishworth, Alastair J. Potts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/15538.pdf