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 …

The effect of forest fragmentation on the soil seed bank of Central Amazonia

TR Sousa, FRC Costa, TV Bentos, N Leal Filho… - Forest ecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Deforestation of tropical forests has contributed to the formation of fragmented landscapes,
surrounded mainly by a matrix of secondary forests, pastures and agriculture. In this study …

Avances y desafíos en el conocimiento de los bosques mesófilos de montaña de México

DM Rosas Rangel, ME Mendoza, A Gómez-Tagle… - Madera y …, 2019 - scielo.org.mx
Los “bosques mesófilos de montaña” son ecosistemas que se caracterizan por el nivel de
estratos arbóreos, abundantes helechos y epífitas. Actualmente esta formación vegetal se …

Rules of thumb for predicting tropical forest recovery

KD Holl, JL Reid, F Oviedo‐Brenes… - Applied Vegetation …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Questions Natural regeneration is increasingly recognized as a potentially cost‐effective
strategy to reach ambitious forest landscape restoration targets, but rates of recovery are …

Cost-efficiency analysis of seedling introduction vs. direct seeding of Oreomunnea mexicana for secondary forest enrichment

EJ Atondo-Bueno, M Bonilla-Moheno… - Forest Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Among recovery strategies for secondary and degraded tropical forests, the introduction of
tree species is one of the most commonly used. This is achieved particularly through the …

Natural or assisted succession as approach of forest recovery on abandoned lands with different land use history in the Andes of Southern Ecuador

X Palomeque, S Günter, D Siddons, P Hildebrandt… - New Forests, 2017 - Springer
Forest recovery on disturbed areas is of special significance in the Ecuadorian Andes,
where deforestation is a serious problem. Natural diachronic succession was evaluated on …

Restoration of tropical montane cloud forests: a six‐prong strategy

A Ramírez‐Soto, CR Lucio‐Palacio… - Restoration …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical Montane Cloud Forests (TMCFs) are among the vegetation types facing the
greatest threats, both globally and in Mexico. Ecological restoration of TMCFs is a priority in …

Composición y diversidad del banco de semillas en áreas urbanas fragmentadas de piedemonte, Villavicencio, Colombia

RIV Caicedo, KJD Guarín, YR Perdomo - Ingenierías USBMed, 2018 - revistas.usb.edu.co
La expansión urbana ha contribuido a la generación de paisajes fragmentados
conformados por una matriz de bosques secundarios y pastizales en el piedemonte llanero …

Accelerating tropical cloud forest recovery: performance of nine late-successional tree species

K Osorio-Salomón, M Bonilla-Moheno… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tree planting is a common strategy for forest restoration. The use of mid-and late-
successional species is less common, but could accelerate succession, enhance diversity …

Low passive restoration potential following invasive woody species removal in oak woodlands

N Lamb, K Havens, J Holloway, JF Steffen… - Restoration …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The restoration of oak woodlands often requires removal and management of woody
invasive plants. This can trigger germination of the soil seed bank, which can alter …