Increasing soil water retention with native-sourced mulch improves seedling establishment in postmine Mediterranean sandy soils

Seasonal drought and heavily impeded soils reduce restoration success in Mediterranean-type postmine soils, where up to 90% seedling mortality has been observed after 2 years. To alleviate these barriers, amendments were incorporated into the soil profile of a freshly mined sand quarry. Within the q...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Benigno, S., Dixon, Kingsley, Stevens, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25925