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Roadfill Revegetation in Semiarid Mediterranean Environments. Part II: Topsoiling, Species Selection, and Hydroseeding

Tormo, J., Bochet, E., and Garcia-Fayos, P. Restoration Ecology 15(1):97-102. 2007.

Erosion is one of the main problems in roadfill restoration. Revegetation is widely used as a method to reduce erosion rates, and it is often carried out through hydroseeding. In semiarid Mediterranean conditions, this approach to revegetation often produces poor results due to climatic limitations. We evaluated whether (1) spreading topsoil and (2) hydroseeding with local rather than commerical speicies mixtures could improve the vegetative cover of roadfills.


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Author(s): J. Tormo, E. Bochet, P. Garcia-Fayos

Section: Diverse Species

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