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Preferred Term:

land restoration

Definition:
The reestablishment and development of a plant cover. This may take place naturally through the reproductive processes of the existing flora or artificially through the direct action of man - e.g., afforestation, range reseeding.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Entry Terms:
  • land rehabilitation
  • revegetation
  • land revegetation
  • land reclamation
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/35688
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