V. ASSESSMENT BY RESTORATION UNITS
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V.3. FUNCTIONS & PROCESSES
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| 1. Are there significant amounts of dead wood present in varying stages of decomposition? |
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Snags |
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Down logs |
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Not significant |
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2. Average organic horizon thickness (cm): |
| 0.5 |
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| 3. Soil surface conditions: |
| Bare soil (%): |
| 12.8 |
| Degree of soil sealing/crusting: |
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None |
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Slight |
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Moderate |
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Severe |
| Presence of significant patchy or continuous biological crust? |
| No |
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| 4. Erosion/accumulation type |
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None |
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Sheet erosion |
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Rill erosion |
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Gully erosion |
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Badlands |
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Accumulation |
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Wind erosion/deposition |
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Others: |
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| 5. Erosion/accumulation intensity |
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Nil |
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Slight |
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Medium |
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Moderate |
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Severe |
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Extreme |
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7. Did any relevant disturbance, such as fire, severe drought/frost, floods, pollution event,
etc, affect the restored unit since project implementation? |
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Yes |
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No |
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Partly |
| If yes, please indicate the disturbance regime and regeneration pattern(s): |
| Drought |
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| 8. Disturbance regime |
| Disturbance type/s |
Date/s (year/s) |
| Drought |
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| 9. Regeneration pattern following the disturbance |
| Autosuccesion |
Relevant composition change |
Relevant land degradation |
Describe regeneration pattern |
| Yes |
No |
Yes |
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| 10. Any available data on stand
productivity/carbon sequestration? Describe: |
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