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DOI	10.1637/0003-0031-184.2.129
	Lessons Learned 5+Years After Transplanting and Seeding Restoration Sites in the Sonoran Desert, USA
	Rowe, Helen I.; Sprague, Tiffany A.; Broatch, Jennifer; Gruber, Dan; Langenfeld, Debbie; Rivera, Lisa
通讯作者	Rowe, HI
来源期刊	AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST
ISSN	0003-0031
EISSN	1938-4238
出版年	2020
卷号	184 期号:2 页码:129-148
英文摘要	Recovery of degraded lands in mid environments is especially challenging due to difficulty of matching ideal conditions to seed germination requirements and reduced native soil seed banks. Restoration practitioners try to overcome these challenges through seeding and site preparation treatments. In the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, Arizona, the focus for restoring old roads was on seeding, cactus transplants, and soil treatments (either ripping or adding soil from nearby construction areas). Here we evaluated the success of these restoration sites 5-8 y after project completion. We compared vegetation and ground cover on eight roads that received a combination of these restoration treatments with adjacent reference areas. Plant cover was similar between the restoration and reference plots, but plant composition was different. The restoration plots contained more cacti due to cactus transplants, whereas the reference areas contained more shrub cover. The number of native plant species was greater in the reference areas than in the restoration plots. Seeding treatment had little effect, with only five of 11 seeded species appearing in plots, and only one species, Bouteloua aristidoides, appeared in both treatments that included seeding. Although cacti may have contributed to overall plant cover, they did not appear to aid establishment of other plants. Our findings suggest more interventions are likely required for the restoration and reference plant communities to converge in arid environments. We suggest considering multiple seeding treatments that will maximize the potential for ideal germination conditions and additional local interventions that may help accumulate litter and protect seeds.
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000585001000001
WOS关键词	MOJAVE DESERT ; NURSE PLANTS ; SOIL ; REVEGETATION ; RECOVERY ; REHABILITATION ; FERTILIZATION ; REGENERATION ; DISTURBANCE ; CALIFORNIA
WOS类目	Biodiversity Conservation ; Ecology
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/327261
作者单位	[Rowe, Helen I.; Sprague, Tiffany A.] McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, 7729 East Greenway Rd,Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85760 USA; [Rowe, Helen I.] No Arizona Univ, Sch Earth & Sustainabil, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 USA; [Broatch, Jennifer] Arizona State Univ West Campus, Sch Math & Nat Sci, 4701 West Thunderbird Rd, Glendale, AZ 85306 USA; [Gruber, Dan; Langenfeld, Debbie; Rivera, Lisa] McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, Citizen Sci Program, 7729 East Greenway Rd,Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Rowe, Helen I.,Sprague, Tiffany A.,Broatch, Jennifer,et al. Lessons Learned 5+Years After Transplanting and Seeding Restoration Sites in the Sonoran Desert, USA[J],2020,184(2):129-148.
APA	Rowe, Helen I.,Sprague, Tiffany A.,Broatch, Jennifer,Gruber, Dan,Langenfeld, Debbie,&Rivera, Lisa.(2020).Lessons Learned 5+Years After Transplanting and Seeding Restoration Sites in the Sonoran Desert, USA.AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST,184(2),129-148.
MLA	Rowe, Helen I.,et al."Lessons Learned 5+Years After Transplanting and Seeding Restoration Sites in the Sonoran Desert, USA".AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 184.2(2020):129-148.