A guide for desert and dryland restoration : new hope for arid lands /

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Dryland degradation and desertification now affect almost a billion people around the world. Tragically, the biological resources and productivity of millions of acres of land are lost to desertification each year because people remain unaware of strategies and techniques that could improve yields,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bainbridge, David A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©2007.
Series:Science and practice of ecological restoration.
Subjects:
Deserts.
Arid regions.
Restoration ecology.
Déserts.
Régions arides.
Réhabilitation (Écologie)
deserts.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
Arid regions
Deserts
Restoration ecology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Desertification : crisis and opportunity
  • Understanding the ecology of Arid Lands
  • The economics and psychology of desertification
  • Why the desert can't heal itself : understanding disturbance
  • Restoration approaches and planning
  • Restoration equipment and supplies
  • Project management
  • Soil salvage and restoration
  • Seed collection, storage, and management
  • Container plant production and planting
  • Direct seeding
  • Water management and irrigation
  • Riparian restoration
  • Restoration in use
  • Restoration monitoring
  • The challenge ahead
  • Appendix 1 : Plant sampling background and methods
  • Appendix 2 : Stay healthy.

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