Plant and Soil Recovery Along a Series of Abandoned Desert Roads
Bolling JD and Walker LR. 2000. Plant and Soil Recovery Along a Series of Abandoned Desert Roads. Journal of Arid Environments. 46:1-24
Soil and vegetation dynamics were examined along roads abandoned for 5, 10, 21, 31, 55 and 88 years in southern Nevada. The study examined differences in soils and vegetation on roads versus nearby controls and how soils differed between roads created by surface vehicular traffic and bull-dozing. The authors found that recovery is affected by the initial disturbance type and the natural patterns of plant and soil heterogeneity.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bolling, John; Walker, Lawrence
- Units
- JOTR , MOJA
- Keywords
- Disturbance, Disturbed Lands, Larrea, Mojave Desert, Plant heterogeneity, Rehabilitation, Restoration, Revegetation, Soil Disturbance, Soil heterogeneity, Soil recovery, Soils, Vascular Plants