@article{fdi:010064175,
  title = {{P}otentialities of ecological engineering strategy based on native arbuscular mycorrhizal community for improving afforestation programs with carob trees in degraded environments},
  author = {{M}anaut, {N}. and {S}anguin, {H}. and {O}uahmane, {L}. and {B}ressan, {M}. and {T}hioulouse, {J}. and {B}audoin, {E}z{\'e}kiel and {G}aliana, {A}. and {H}afidi, {M}. and {P}rin, {Y}. and {D}uponnois, {R}obin},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}fficient afforestation programs are crucial to limit soil degradation in various arid and semi-arid ecosystems. {H}owever, the success of these programs is dependant to the plant type selected for revegetation and the methods used for seedling production. {E}xotic fast-growing trees have been largely planted but their use is currently controversial because of their potential negative ecological impacts. {W}hereas the positive impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal ({AM}) fungal inoculation in nursery was demonstrated, few studies focused on the monitoring of mycorrhizal inoculation in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. {I}n addition, the majority of studies are based on single-species inocula with non native {AM} fungal strains. {T}he current study aims at evaluating the efficiency of mycorrhizal inoculation of the emblematic {M}editerranean carob tree ({C}eratonia siliqua) in a {M}oroccan degraded site, through an ecological engineering strategy based on the use of a complex native {AM} community (naturally associated to carob trees). {R}esults demonstrate the high potential of this approach by improving sustainably the growth and nutrient status of carob trees in a 3-year-old plantation and also by inducing a positive soil microbial environment for nutrient cycling and environmental stress resistance.},
  keywords = {{M}ycorrhizal inoculation ; {M}ycorrhizal community ; {C}arob tree ; {S}oil degradation ; {S}oil catabolic diversity ; {S}emi-arid ecosystems ; {MAROC} ; {ZONE} {SEMIARIDE} ; {ZONEMEDITERRANEENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cological {E}ngineering},
  volume = {79},
  numero = {},
  pages = {113--119},
  ISSN = {0925-8574},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.03.007},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064175},
}