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Preferred term

revegetation

Is replaced by

revegetation

Definition

[GEMET] Planting of new trees and, particularly, of native plants in disturbed sites where the vegetation cover has been destroyed, to stabilize the land surface from wind and water erosion and to reclame the land for other uses. Revegetation practices are employed in mined lands, roadsides, parks, wetlands, utility corridors, riparian areas, etc.

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Note

[controlled by ] Leca Stefan 14.06.2013

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

In other languages

French

végétalisation

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_471

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 3/21/22

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