Designing optimal human‐modified landscapes for forest biodiversity conservation
Agriculture and development transform forest ecosystems to human‐modified landscapes.
Decades of research in ecology have generated myriad concepts for the appropriate …
Decades of research in ecology have generated myriad concepts for the appropriate …
Natural regeneration as a tool for large‐scale forest restoration in the tropics: prospects and challenges
A major global effort to enable cost‐effective natural regeneration is needed to achieve
ambitious forest and landscape restoration goals. Natural forest regeneration can potentially …
ambitious forest and landscape restoration goals. Natural forest regeneration can potentially …
Ecological restoration success is higher for natural regeneration than for active restoration in tropical forests
Is active restoration the best approach to achieve ecological restoration success (the return
to a reference condition, that is, old-growth forest) when compared to natural regeneration in …
to a reference condition, that is, old-growth forest) when compared to natural regeneration in …
Multiple successional pathways in human‐modified tropical landscapes: new insights from forest succession, forest fragmentation and landscape ecology research
Old‐growth tropical forests are being extensively deforested and fragmented worldwide. Yet
forest recovery through succession has led to an expansion of secondary forests in human …
forest recovery through succession has led to an expansion of secondary forests in human …
Agricultural expansion and its impacts on tropical nature
The human population is projected to reach 11 billion this century, with the greatest
increases in tropical develo** nations. This growth, in concert with rising per-capita …
increases in tropical develo** nations. This growth, in concert with rising per-capita …
A global meta-analysis on the ecological drivers of forest restoration success
Two billion ha have been identified globally for forest restoration. Our meta-analysis
encompassing 221 study landscapes worldwide reveals forest restoration enhances …
encompassing 221 study landscapes worldwide reveals forest restoration enhances …
Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions
Under suitable conditions, deforested land used for agricultural crops or pastures can revert
to forest through the assisted or unassisted process of natural regeneration. These naturally …
to forest through the assisted or unassisted process of natural regeneration. These naturally …
Relocating croplands could drastically reduce the environmental impacts of global food production
Agricultural production has replaced natural ecosystems across the planet, becoming a
major driver of carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, and freshwater consumption. Here we …
major driver of carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, and freshwater consumption. Here we …
[كتاب][B] Second growth: the promise of tropical forest regeneration in an age of deforestation
RL Chazdon - 2019 - degruyter.com
For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” …
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” …
Can we name Earth's species before they go extinct?
Some people despair that most species will go extinct before they are discovered. However,
such worries result from overestimates of how many species may exist, beliefs that the …
such worries result from overestimates of how many species may exist, beliefs that the …