Salvaging Native Plants from Sites Slated for Development: Stop Wasting Resources

This fact sheet provides examples of native plant species that can be salvaged from sites slated for development for urban landscaping. It also provides strategies to increase the economic and logistic feasibility of salvaging efforts. The authors found 80 salvageable native plant species on a prop...

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Main Authors: Kayla M. Hess, Taylor Clem, Basil V. Iannone III
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2021-10-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/127466
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description This fact sheet provides examples of native plant species that can be salvaged from sites slated for development for urban landscaping. It also provides strategies to increase the economic and logistic feasibility of salvaging efforts. The authors found 80 salvageable native plant species on a proposed development site, 31 of which had the potential to establish in soils more sterile and compacted than the soils in which these species typically flourish.
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spelling doaj.art-a8739d51749744abad9b5935590835ed2024-04-23T04:30:21ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092021-10-0120215Salvaging Native Plants from Sites Slated for Development: Stop Wasting ResourcesKayla M. Hess0Taylor Clem1Basil V. Iannone III2University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida This fact sheet provides examples of native plant species that can be salvaged from sites slated for development for urban landscaping. It also provides strategies to increase the economic and logistic feasibility of salvaging efforts. The authors found 80 salvageable native plant species on a proposed development site, 31 of which had the potential to establish in soils more sterile and compacted than the soils in which these species typically flourish. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/127466
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