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Units
 

V. ASSESSMENT BY RESTORATION UNITS

V.3. FUNCTIONS & PROCESSES

1. Are there significant amounts of dead wood present in varying stages of decomposition? 
- Snags
- Down logs
YES Not significant

2. Average organic horizon thickness (cm):
 

3. Soil surface conditions:
Bare soil (%):
48.5 (61% degra 
Degree of soil sealing/crusting:
YES None
- Slight
- Moderate
- Severe
Presence of significant patchy or continuous biological crust?
No

4. Erosion/accumulation type
- None
- Sheet erosion
- Rill erosion
- Gully erosion
YES Badlands
- Accumulation
- Wind erosion/deposition
- Others:  

5. Erosion/accumulation intensity
- Nil
- Slight
- Medium
- Moderate
- Severe
YES Extreme

6. Stand dynamics
Succesional dynamics measured or observed
a.- Since the project implementation:          
b.- Of non-restored reference area nearby during the same period:  badlands  shrubland  forest     

7. Did any relevant disturbance, such as fire, severe drought/frost, floods, pollution event, etc, affect the restored unit since project implementation?
YES Yes
- No
- Partly
If yes, please indicate the disturbance regime and regeneration pattern(s): 
 

8. Disturbance regime
Disturbance type/s Date/s (year/s)
Flood   

9. Regeneration pattern following the disturbance
Autosuccesion Relevant composition change Relevant land degradation Describe regeneration pattern
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10. Any available data on stand productivity/carbon sequestration? Describe:
 

REACTION: This research is supported by the "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development" programme, under contract EVK2-2002-80025