Meta-analysis – global dataset of soil condition and invertebrate assemblages after ecological restoration in agricultural landscapes

1. Restoration of degraded landscapes has become increasingly important for the conservation of species and their habitats owing to habitat destruction and rapid environmental change. An increasing focus on restoration activities of old-fields as agricultural land abandonment has expanded in the developed world. Studies examining outcomes of ecological restoration predominantly focus on vegetation structure and plant diversity, and sometimes vertebrate fauna. Fewer studies have systematically investigated the effects of restoration efforts on soil chemical and biophysical condition or ground-dwelling invertebrates and there is a limited synthesis of these data. 2. This dataset comprised data for a global meta-analysis of published studies to assess the effects on soil properties and invertebrates of restoring land that was previously used for agriculture. Studies were included if the site had been either cropped or grazed, restoration was either active (planting) or passive (abandonment, fencing) and if adequate data on soil chemical or physical properties or invertebrate assemblages were reported for restored, control (cropped/grazed) or reference sites. 3. The dataset includes 42 studies, published between 1994 and 2019 that met the inclusion criteria, covering 16 countries across all continents. More studies assessed passive restoration approaches than active planting, and native species were more commonly planted than exotic species.
 
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Date ( Creation )
2020-02-05T00:00:00
Date ( Publication )
2020-05-22T00:00:00
Date ( Revision )
2020-02-05T00:00:00
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1.0.0 
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http://dx.doi.org / doi: 10.25901/5ec780530b43f

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To assess the effects on soil properties and invertebrates of restoring land that was previously used for agriculture, based on review of published studies. 
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  • Biota
  • Environment
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Global 
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2019-01-302019-01-31 
GCMD Earth Science and Earth Science Services Keywords
  • RECLAMATION/REVEGETATION/RESTORATION ,
  • SOILS ,
  • PHOSPHORUS ,
  • NITROGEN ,
  • ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES ,
  • SOIL BULK DENSITY
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  • Seasonal
ANZSRC Fields of Research
  • Terrestrial Ecology ,
  • Soil Biology ,
  • Invertebrate Biology
  • active restoration,
  • land abandonment,
  • soil condition,
  • ground-dwelling invertebrates,
  • old-field restoration,
  • passive restoration
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2008-11-12T00:00:00
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2020-08-26T05:46:48
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