Conclusion
The increase in soil moisture and stabilizing sand dunes is the primary
need/requisite to establish vegetation in arid regions, and short- and
long-term monitoring of management practices could provide better
insight into choosing the method. In the current study, an integration
of ecological and remotely sensed approaches was used to monitor the
short-term vegetation attributes and diversity and RCS.
Our results highlight the positive short-term effects of oil-mulch
treatment on vegetation cover and RCS, while it is challenged by the
negative effects of oil-mulch treatment on diversity. In addition, using
the native palatable species to planting in an oil-mulched area with the
exclusion of livestock grazing is likely to increase the benefits of
oil-mulch treatment resulted in better RCS. Finally, we indicate the
high potential of remotely sensed vegetation index in order to extend
the monitoring of rehabilitation schemes.