Long-term passive restoration of severely degraded drylands – divergent impacts on soil and vegetation: An Israeli case study

Land degradation affects extensive drylands around the world. Due to long-term misuse, the Israeli Sde Zin dryland site has faced severe degradation. The study objective was to assess the feasibility of passive restoration in recovering the site. The study was conducted in four land-units along a preservation-degradation continuum:(1) an area that has not faced anthropogenic disturbances(Ecological land);(2) an area that was proclaimed as a national park in the 1970s(Rehabilitation);(3) an area ...