The forest restoration challenge (globally 2 billion ha) and the prospect of changing climate
with increasing frequency of extreme events argues for approaching restoration from a …

The Amazon is the most concentrated expression of life on Earth and it is clearly threatened.
Illegal deforestation and the setting of fires, expanding soy and beef agribusiness, and rapid …

Tropical reforestation is a significant component of global environmental change that is far
less understood than tropical deforestation, despite having apparently increased widely in …

The Andes of Ecuador are known for their outstanding biodiversity but also as the region
with the highest deforestation rate in South America. This process is accompanied by …

The near surface humidity in a megadiverse mountain ecosystem in southern Ecuador is
examined on the basis of Relative Humidity (RH) measurements inside the natural mountain …

Tree regeneration of late-successional, animal-dispersed and/or timber species in restored
forests is key to the recovery of ecological functions and interactions, as well as ecosystem …

Organic farming is a more environmentally friendly form of land use than conventional
agriculture. However, recent studies point out production tradeoffs that often prevent the …

The thermal structure of a megadiverse mountain ecosystem in southern Ecuador is
examined on the basis of temperature measurements inside the natural mountain forest and …

Most tree species in tropical mountain rain forests are naturally associated with arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi. Previous studies in southern Ecuador of 115 tree species revealed that …

In late‐successional environments, low in available nutrient such as the forest understory,
herbaceous plant individuals depend strongly on their mycorrhizal associates for survival …