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A paloverde tree acting as a nurse plant to a saguaro in the Sonoran Desert not far from the Superstition mountains. A nurse plant is one that serves the ecological role of helping seedlings establish themselves, and of protecting young plants from harsh conditions. This effect is particularly well studied among plant communities in xeric ...
A satellite image of the Sahara, the world's largest hot desert and third largest desert after Antarctica and the Arctic. Desert greening is the process of afforestation or revegetation of deserts for ecological restoration (biodiversity), sustainable farming and forestry, but also for reclamation of natural water systems and other ecological systems that support life.
A nurse tree in an Oregon forest Young saguaros under a nurse tree. A nurse tree is a larger, faster-growing tree that shelters a smaller, slower-growing tree or plant. The nurse tree can provide shade, shelter from wind, and protection from animals that would feed on the smaller plant and significant changes in temperature. [1]
The solution is to plant at the same depth at which the tree was growing in the nursery. Use a tape measure to determine the distance from the ground to the top of the soil ball.
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By contrast, tropical reforestation projects lead to a positive change such as the formation of clouds. These clouds then reflect the sunlight, lowering temperatures. [57]: 1457 Planting trees in tropical climates with wet seasons has another advantage. In such a setting, trees grow more quickly (fixing more carbon) because they can grow year ...
It aims to plant 50 million trees. [111] Despite this, the UK government has been criticized for not achieving its tree planting goals. [112] [113] There have also been concerns of non-native tree planting disturbing the ecological integrity and processes of what would be a native habitat restoration. [114]
A Joshua tree in Juniper Hills is engulfed by the Bobcat fire in 2020. Wildfires, along with climate change and habitat loss, are taking an increasing toll on Joshua trees in California.