Positive Effects of Gullies for Bird-Mediated Seed Dispersal and Spontaneous Reforestation in a Degraded Semi-Arid Landscape
Aerts R., Maes W., Lerouge F., November E., Hermy M. and Muys B.,
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
| Date Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007 | EP10631 |
Abstract
Although erosion gullies are usually associated with land degradation, especially in semiarid areas, gullies and associated vegetation may have an important corridor function for seed dispersing animals, in particular birds, and thus contribute to forest rehabilitation by increasing the connectivity between forest relics and set-aside areas. In addition to gully stabilisation, vegetation along gullies may act as a seed source for lateral forest expansion during later stages of development.
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