Single Session of Chiseling Tillage for Soil and Vegetation Restoration in Severely Degraded Shrublands

Single Session of Chiseling Tillage for Soil and Vegetation Restoration in Severely Degraded Shrublands

While tillage of agricultural lands has been used extensively, its utilization for restoring degraded semi-natural lands is rare. This study was conducted in the arid southern Israel in a shrubland which has faced severe degradation processes over time, including soil erosion and compaction, and neg...

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Main Authors: Ilan Stavi, Zehava Siegal, Ben Drori, Eran Hyams, Amir Shafir, Yevgeni Kamiski, Ashraf Al-Ashhab, Michael Dorman, Asaf Tsoar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
available water capacity
central Negev
microbial biomass and activity
microtopography and geodiversity
plant cover
soil aeration
soil moisture content
soil roughness
organic carbon
species richness and diversity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/6/755

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