Abandonment of agricultural land: an overview of drivers and consequences.

JM Rey Benayas, A Martins, JM Nicolau… - CABI …, 2007 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Agricultural activities and their complex effects on nature conservation, and the services that
ecosystems deliver to humans are controversial. We present an overview of land …

A synthesis and future research directions for tropical mountain ecosystem restoration

T Christmann, IO Menor - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Many tropical mountain ecosystems (TME) are severely disturbed, requiring ecological
restoration to recover biodiversity and ecosystem functions. However, the extent of …

Space–time process and drivers of land abandonment in Europe

T Lasanta, J Arnáez, N Pascual, P Ruiz-Flaño… - Catena, 2017 - Elsevier
Farmland abandonment in Europe is a major problem because of environmental,
socioeconomic and landscape implications. In this paper, a general view of the extent of …

Pattern-oriented modelling: a 'multi-scope'for predictive systems ecology

V Grimm, SF Railsback - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Modern ecology recognizes that modelling systems across scales and at multiple levels—
especially to link population and ecosystem dynamics to individual adaptive behaviour—is …

Large-scale ecological restoration of high-diversity tropical forests in SE Brazil

RR Rodrigues, S Gandolfi, AG Nave, J Aronson… - Forest Ecology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
The complex interactions among endangered ecosystems, landowners' interests, and
different models of land tenure and use, constitute an important series of challenges for …

Creating woodland islets to reconcile ecological restoration, conservation, and agricultural land use

JMR Benayas, JM Bullock… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration initiatives seek to address widespread deforestation and forest degradation, but
face substantial problems.“Passive restoration”, whereby abandoned agricultural land …

Tropical montane cloud forests: current threats and opportunities for their conservation and sustainable management in Mexico

T Toledo-Aceves, JA Meave… - Journal of environmental …, 2011 - Elsevier
Tropical montane cloud forests (TMCF) are among the most threatened ecosystems globally
in spite of their high strategic value for sustainable development due to the key role played …

Impacts of wind disturbance on fragmented tropical forests: A review and synthesis

WF Laurance, TJ Curran - Austral Ecology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Wind disturbance is an important ecological force in the tropics, especially in the cyclonic
and hurricane zones from about 7–20° latitude. Damage from intense winds may be …

Active versus passive restoration: Recovery of cloud forest structure, diversity and soil condition in abandoned pastures

AL Trujillo-Miranda, T Toledo-Aceves… - Ecological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Tropical montane cloud forest is a priority ecosystem for restoration due to the diversity and
ecosystem services it provides and because it is under severe threat. Forest restoration can …

Recovery of floristic diversity and basal area in natural forest regeneration and planted plots in a Costa Rican wet forest

AC Gilman, SG Letcher, RM Fincher, AI Perez… - Biotropica, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
When compared to planted reforestation, natural unassisted regeneration is often reported
to result in slow recovery of biomass and biodiversity, especially early in succession. In …