Recovery of Vegetation Cover and Soil after the Removal of Sheep in Socorro Island, Mexico

Recovery of Vegetation Cover and Soil after the Removal of Sheep in Socorro Island, Mexico

For over 140 years, the habitat of Socorro Island in the Mexican Pacific has been altered by the presence of exotic sheep. Overgrazing, jointly with tropical storms, has caused soil erosion, and more than 2000 hectares of native vegetation have been lost. Sheep eradication was conducted from 2009 to...

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Main Authors: Antonio Ortíz-Alcaraz, Yolanda Maya-Delgado, Patricia Cortés-Calva, Alfonso Aguirre-Muñoz, Evaristo Rojas-Mayoral, Miguel V. Cordoba-Matson, Alfredo Ortega-Rubio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-04-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
feral sheep
soil erosion
soil recovery
Socorro Island
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/4/91

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