Roadfill revegetation in semiarid mediterranean environments. Part II: Topsoiling, species selection, and hydroseeding

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-102

  Tormo, Jaume ^a   Bochet, Esther ^a   García fayos, Patricio ^a  

^a CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Embankment; Local species; Public works; Restoration; Roadfill; Seed bank; Soil amendment

Indexed keywords

MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SEEDING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL EROSION; TOPSOIL; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 33947687163     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2006.00194.x     Document Type: Article

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