Acacia Auriculiformis. Roloff, A., Weisgerber, H., Lang, U. M., Stimm, B., & Schütt, P., editors In Roloff, A., Weisgerber, H., Lang, U. M., Stimm, B., & Schütt, P., editors, Enzyklopädie Der Holzgewächse: Handbuch Und Atlas Der Dendrologie. Wiley-Vch Verlag.
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In the late 1960s/early 1970s, a group of idealistic people wanted to create a better society starting in a small place in South India: Auroville near Pondicherry. The foremost one on their list of priorities was the fertilisation of this place. The land had faced intensive human-derived degradation since many decades. Consequently, it was now facing the brunt of the hot summer winds blowing from the interior of the country. Shade was an imperative. Over the next few years, around 200 tree species were tried for restoring the land. Most of them grew too slowly or just disappeared soon after planting because they could not stand the harsh conditions. A change was only brought by the introduction of an exotic tree from the north of Australia: Acacia auriculiformis. Fast growing and capable of adapting to almost all soil conditions, from acidic to alkane, from shallow to deep, from clay to sand, improving the same by adding nitrogen and organic matter at a fast rate and mitigating soil erosion by a dense canopy and root system, the tree was a relief. Being evergreen, it was first used as a shelterbelt to protect agricultural land from sandstorms. When found successful, it was utilised in the new forest as a nurse tree for both naturally regenerating as well as planted tree and shrub species of the original climax vegetation of the tropical dry evergreen forest. Now, after 40 years of restoration work, many native tree species have been established under its canopy. With its short in situ life span of 25-30 years, the people of Auroville benefit since several years from the fine timber provided byA.~auriculiformis, which is locally known as "Pondicherry teak'. Presently, the tree is well established, spreads widely in the area and hybridises with A.~mangium and A.~holosericea to produce progenies that are even more vigorous. This development rapidly changes many ecosystems and triggers a discussion on the usefulness of the "pest' A.~auriculiformis.
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  title = {Acacia Auriculiformis},
  booktitle = {Enzyklopädie Der {{Holzgewächse}}: {{Handbuch}} Und {{Atlas}} Der {{Dendrologie}}},
  editor = {Roloff, Andreas and Weisgerber, Horst and Lang, Ulla M. and Stimm, Bernd and Schütt, Peter},
  date = {2015},
  publisher = {{Wiley-Vch Verlag}},
  location = {{Weinheim}},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527678518.ehg2014002},
  abstract = {In the late 1960s/early 1970s, a group of idealistic people wanted to create a better society starting in a small place in South India: Auroville near Pondicherry. The foremost one on their list of priorities was the fertilisation of this place. The land had faced intensive human-derived degradation since many decades. Consequently, it was now facing the brunt of the hot summer winds blowing from the interior of the country. Shade was an imperative. Over the next few years, around 200 tree species were tried for restoring the land. Most of them grew too slowly or just disappeared soon after planting because they could not stand the harsh conditions. A change was only brought by the introduction of an exotic tree from the north of Australia: Acacia auriculiformis. Fast growing and capable of adapting to almost all soil conditions, from acidic to alkane, from shallow to deep, from clay to sand, improving the same by adding nitrogen and organic matter at a fast rate and mitigating soil erosion by a dense canopy and root system, the tree was a relief. Being evergreen, it was first used as a shelterbelt to protect agricultural land from sandstorms. When found successful, it was utilised in the new forest as a nurse tree for both naturally regenerating as well as planted tree and shrub species of the original climax vegetation of the tropical dry evergreen forest. Now, after 40 years of restoration work, many native tree species have been established under its canopy. With its short in situ life span of 25-30 years, the people of Auroville benefit since several years from the fine timber provided byA.~auriculiformis, which is locally known as "Pondicherry teak'. Presently, the tree is well established, spreads widely in the area and hybridises with A.~mangium and A.~holosericea to produce progenies that are even more vigorous. This development rapidly changes many ecosystems and triggers a discussion on the usefulness of the "pest' A.~auriculiformis.},
  isbn = {978-3-527-67851-8},
  keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13745655,acacia-auriculiformis,enzykl-holzgew-handb-atlas-dendrol,forest-resources,monography,species-description}
}
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