Summer Establishment of Sonoran Desert Species for Revegetation of Abandoned Farmland Using Line Source Sprinkler Irrigation

Roundy, Bruce A.; Heydari, Hassan; Watson, Carolyn; Smith, Steven E.; Munda, Bruce; Pater, Mark J.

doi:10.1080/15324980121542

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“…Water addition at appropriate times can be critical to restoration of native species (Suttle & Thomsen 2007). Similar results were documented by Roundy et al (2001) and Banerjee et al (2006) in studies on abandoned farmland restoration.…”

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“…Grassland restoration in arid and semiarid areas is mainly limited by water availability (Roundy et al 2001; Ma et al 2004; Banerjee et al 2006). Species composition, richness, abundance, and primary productivity have been documented to be improved by water addition in grassland ecosystems (Hobbs & Mooney 1991; Harpole et al 2007; Dickson & Foster 2008).…”

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The Influence of Historical Land Use and Water Availability on Grassland Restoration

Wan

Zhu

et al. 2010

Restoration Ecology

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The ecological role of historical land use has rarely been explored in the context of grassland restoration. We conducted a 4-year field experiment in a steppe and an old field in Inner Mongolia in northern China to examine the influence of historical land use and water availability on ecosystem restoration. Species richness, evenness, and plant cover were higher in the steppe than in the old field. The steppe was more temporally stable compared with the old field in terms of species richness, evenness, plant density, and cover. Water addition increased peak aboveground biomass, belowground net primary productivity, species richness, plant density, and cover in both the steppe and the old field. Water addition also enhanced the stability of ecosystems and the restoration of grassland. Our findings suggested that historical land use determines community structure and influences the process of grassland restoration. Converting grasslands to farmland in semiarid areas can cause the long-term loss of biodiversity and instability of ecosystem with consequent impacts on ecosystem services. The amendment of limited resources is an effective practice to increase the success of ecosystem restoration.

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The Influence of Historical Land Use and Water Availability on Grassland Restoration

Wan

Zhu

et al. 2010

Restoration Ecology

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“…Other studies that examined responses of xerophytic plants to irrigation found similar results within the ranges of irrigation amounts in our study. In Tucson, AZ, with annual precipitation of 293 mm, native grass and native woody plant establishment from seed was optimum with 187-210 mm of irrigation plus precipitation (Roundy et al, 2001). In the Chihuahuan Desert in New Mexico, with annual precipitation of 211 mm, only 6 of 15 species increased vegetative growth in response to 338 mm of annual irrigation (Gutierrez and Whitford, 1987).…”

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Irrigation Requirements for Seed Production of Three Leguminous Wildflowers of the U.S. Intermountain West

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Feibert²,

Rivera³

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Increasing the supply of native wildflower seed is essential for restoring burned and degraded wildlands in the Intermountain West. Limitations to wildland seed collection necessitate development of effective cultural practices to improve reliability of seed production in agricultural fields. Irrigation trials were conducted over multiple years for three perennial species in the Fabaceae family [Dalea ornata (Douglas ex Hook.) Eaton & J. Wright, Dalea searlsiae (A. Gray) Barneby, and Astragalus filipes Torr. ex A. Gray]. Each of the three species was grown at the Oregon State University Malheur Experiment Station, Ontario, OR and received 0, 100, or 200 mm·year−1 of drip irrigation in four equal biweekly increments during bud formation and flowering. Seed yield responses to irrigation were evaluated by linear and quadratic regression against 1) applied water, 2) applied water plus spring precipitation, 3) applied water plus winter and spring precipitation, and 4) applied water plus fall, winter, and spring precipitation. In general, seed yields responded quadratically to irrigation. Adding fall, winter, and spring precipitation to applied water improved the accuracy of estimated water requirements for maximum seed production of D. ornata and D. searlsiae. For D. ornata, the highest yields averaged 396 kg·ha−1 and ranged from 146 to 545 kg·ha−1. Averaged over 6 years, seed yield of D. ornata was highest with applied water plus fall, winter, and spring precipitation totaling 393 mm. For D. searlsiae, the highest yields averaged 260 kg·ha−1 and ranged from 51 to 424 kg·ha−1. Averaged over 6 years, seed yield of D. searlsiae was highest with applied water plus fall, winter, and spring precipitation totaling 412 mm. Seed yields of A. filipes ranged from 7 to 110 kg·ha−1 depending on year and averaged 40 kg·ha1 over 6 years. Seed yields of A. filipes did not respond to irrigation in any of the 5 years of testing.

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“…ex Griffiths (blue grama) was low after 2.5 years, at only 18% and 28%, respectively. These and other studies indicate that revegetation effectiveness can sharply vary depending on method (seeding versus planting), species, and treatment (e.g., irrigation or cages to provide herbivory protection) used for revegetation (Roundy et al 2001;Bean et al 2004;Abella and Newton 2009). No well-established protocols exist for revegetating planned or unplanned disturbances in deserts, and financial cost projections for accomplishing revegetation are rare.…”

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Revegetating Disturbance in National Parks: Reestablishing Native Plants in Saguaro National Park, Sonoran Desert

Abella¹,

O’Brien

Weesner

2015

Natural Areas Journal

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Summer Establishment of Sonoran Desert Species for Revegetation of Abandoned Farmland Using Line Source Sprinkler Irrigation

Cited by 17 publications

References 15 publications

The Influence of Historical Land Use and Water Availability on Grassland Restoration

The Influence of Historical Land Use and Water Availability on Grassland Restoration

Irrigation Requirements for Seed Production of Three Leguminous Wildflowers of the U.S. Intermountain West

Revegetating Disturbance in National Parks: Reestablishing Native Plants in Saguaro National Park, Sonoran Desert

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