The Role of Soil Seed Banks in Old Field Revegetation in Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Social, economic, and environmental challenges have resulted in agricultural land abandonment. Agricultural land abandonment (hereafter old fields) can have both positive and negative consequences ([Subedi et al. 2022][1]). For example, old fields improve carbon sequestration and native plant

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Ecological Restoration
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2025-05-01
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https://doi.org/10.3368/er.43.2.94
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Tree Root and Stability Studies
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The Role of Soil Seed Banks in Old Field Revegetation in Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Sheunesu Ruwanza, Nhlanhla Mayinga
Ecological Restoration
Tree Root and Stability Studies
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The Role of Soil Seed Banks in Old Field Revegetation in Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Sheunesu Ruwanza, Nhlanhla Mayinga
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Social, economic, and environmental challenges have resulted in agricultural land abandonment. Agricultural land abandonment (hereafter old fields) can have both positive and negative consequences ([Subedi et al. 2022][1]). For example, old fields improve carbon sequestration and native plant

Ecological RestorationVol. 43(2)
Rhodes University (ZA)
Life in Land
Openalex Percentile: Top 87%
Tree Root and Stability Studies
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