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Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
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Plant Community Composition, Floristic Quality, And Establishment Of Roadside Revegetation In Nebraska, Usa., Jonathan M. Soper
Plant Community Composition, Floristic Quality, And Establishment Of Roadside Revegetation In Nebraska, Usa., Jonathan M. Soper
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Roadside revegetation poses a challenge and opportunity for biodiversity conservation, as the land area occupied by roadsides is not expected to decline in the future. In the context of roadside revegetation activities in rural regions dominated by agricultural land uses, revegetation efforts can establish plant communities that offer unique species that would otherwise be absent on the landscape. To determine the efficacy of roadside revegetation efforts in 1) providing plant communities of high biodiversity value and 2) meeting the expectations of roadside revegetation managers for establishment, we quantified botanical composition, floristic quality, and success in seeding efforts to meet manager …