Effects of topsoil treatments on afforestation in a dry Mediterranean
climate (southern Spain)

Hueso-González, Paloma; Martínez-Murillo, Juan Francisco; Ruiz-Sinoga, Jose Damian

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-1479-2016

Articles | Volume 7, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-1479-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-1479-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 5

Research article

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26 Oct 2016

Research article |

| 26 Oct 2016

Effects of topsoil treatments on afforestation in a dry Mediterranean climate (southern Spain)

Paloma Hueso-González, Juan Francisco Martínez-Murillo, and Jose Damian Ruiz-Sinoga

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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SC1: 'comments to Hueso et al paper', Artemi Cerdà, 06 Aug 2016
- AC1: 'Comments to Prof. Cerdá', Paloma Hueso González, 22 Sep 2016
RC1: 'Commentsse-2016-98 EFFECTS OF TOPSOIL TREATMENTS ON AFFORESTATION IN A DRY-MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE (SOUTHERN SPAIN)', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Aug 2016
- AC3: 'Response to Referee 1', Paloma Hueso González, 22 Sep 2016
RC2: 'Anonymous Referee', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Aug 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Referee 2', Paloma Hueso González, 22 Sep 2016

Short summary

The development of alternative low-cost and low-environmental-impact revegetation methods is necessary for the effective management of Mediterranean forest environments. This research assessed the effects of five types of soil amendment on the success of afforestation processes. In terms of land management, the study shows that the addition of mulch or hydroabsorbent polymer can reduce transplanting stress and improve the success of afforestation programs.