As a result, from 1985 to 2005, the area lost approximately 42% of its natural vegetation and erosion risks increased significantly.
Prior research has addressed the influence of vegetation on erosion and runoff, but the effects of root channels on infiltration capacity are less studied.
Spatial distribution of carbon (C) within a soil profile and across a landscape is influenced by many factors including vegetation, soil erosion, water infiltration, and drainage.
However, the growth in the attention paid to vegetation and erosion rates was not linked to any increase in papers dealing with badland reclamation.
On average, agroecological plots on sustainable farms had more topsoil, higher field moisture, more vegetation, less erosion and lower economic losses after the hurricane than control plots on conventional farms.
After two vegetation cycles, erosion on an untreated control plot was on average 2.2 times lower in the cut slopes and 3.5 times in the fill slopes compared to plots hydroseeded with sewage sludge.
Vegetation reduces erosion through above- and below-ground mechanical and hydrological effects that are governed by factors including species (e.g. growth form, morphology, root depth, and distribution), age, and spatial and temporal configurations (Bischetti et al. 2005; de Baets et al. 2009; Stokes et al. 2009; Genet et al. 2010).
Trails created by off-road vehicles (ORV) in boreal lowlands are known to cause local impacts, such as denuded vegetation, soil erosion, and permafrost thaw, but impacts on stream and watershed processes are less certain.
Fencing to allow reversion to indigenous vegetation on erosion-prone land with scattered scrub became another possible option.
The propensity for totara to regenerate on pastoral hill country in the presence of grazing and where there is a nearby seed source could provide a practical option for re-establishing indigenous woody vegetation on erosion-prone marginal land.
