Recovery of woody but not herbaceous native flora 10 years post old‐field restoration
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Vegetation recovery in old fields towards mature reference states is often limited by abiotic and biotic thresholds resulting from agricultural land use legacies, as commonly highlighted using state transition models. Old-field restoration may include interventions (e.g. planting of vegetation) to overcome these assist between states. However, our understanding the effectiveness limited. Using a point-intercept transect method, we surveyed nine sites, each comprising triplet fallow cropland, planted field woodland plots reflect old-field restoration, degraded state. We compared ground cover attributes, richness woody herbaceous flora species, ANOVA multivariate analyses. found that decade after planting, leaf litter debris were significantly higher than croplands; however, conditions not achieved. Cover logs was similar cropland. Woody species plots, with having more 60% shrub cover, tree richness, plot. In contrast, whilst contributed half plant there fewer fields, which croplands. exotic annual forbs about grass woodland. Our results show active increased litter, trees perennial shrubs. native some extent remained To effect transitioning layer state, further intervention such removal exotics, followed sowing or be necessary.
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecological solutions and evidence
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2688-8319']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12097