We reviewed recent studies on the restoration of semi-natural forests after clearcutting of
conifer plantations with specific reference to the importance of setting restoration goals …

We investigated factors limiting the recovery of natural forest in former large-scale conifer
plantations abandoned after clear-cutting in southwestern Japan. We analyzed forest …

Large areas of previously clear-cut conifer plantations have been recently abandoned in
Japan. We investigated the vegetation in the clear-cut sites and examined the environmental …

We analyzed the role of regeneration type (surviving from advanced regeneration,
resprouting from advanced regeneration, or newly recruited seedlings) in determining the …

Over the last 100 years, a number of forestry and ecological studies have been carried out
on the regeneration mechanism of mixed conifer-deciduous broadleaf forests in Hokkaido …

This chapter seeks to describe the need to adapt the forest restoration to the different
regional environmental filters and the different ecological opportunities of the landscapes …

All or a part of a sequence of forest practices (ie, salvage logging, site preparation, planting
crop trees, and weeding) has been implemented after natural disturbances for the rapid re …

Plantations of exotic conifers on ancient woodland sites retain many features of high
conservation value and in many countries such sites are being actively restored. Clear …

Following more than 50 years of social and political upheaval in the early twentieth century,
the Republic of Korea (ROK) faced massive environmental problems of forest degradation …

The total global forest area is decreasing significantly, yet stories of successful large-scale
forest restoration are still scarce. In the 1980s, when properly designed concepts and …