Trends in active restoration of tropical dry forest: Methods, metrics, and outcomes

M Dimson, TW Gillespie - Forest Ecology and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Active restoration may be necessary to the recovery of degraded tropical dry forests, which
are highly threatened but relatively understudied compared to other forest ecosystems. A …

Post-harvesting silvicultural treatments in logging gaps: A comparison between enrichment planting and tending of natural regeneration

G Schwartz, JCA Lopes, GMJ Mohren… - Forest Ecology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Despite greatly improved forest management in recent decades, long-term assessments
show that if current harvesting volumes and cutting cycles are maintained, future volume …

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 …

Big‐leaf mahogany Swietenia macrophylla population dynamics and implications for sustainable management

J Grogan, RM Landis, CM Free… - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The impacts of selective harvesting in tropical forests on population recovery and future
timber yields by high‐value species remain largely unknown for lack of demographic data …

Management implications of long-term tree growth and mortality rates: A modeling study of big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) in the Brazilian Amazon

CM Free, RM Landis, J Grogan, MD Schulze… - Forest Ecology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of tree age-size relationships is essential towards evaluating the
sustainability of harvest regulations that include minimum diameter cutting limits and fixed …

Acaricidal, ovicidal and fagoinhibition activities of seed extracts from Swietenia humilis against Tetranychus urticae under laboratory conditions

MA Maldonado-Michel, R Muñiz-Valencia… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch) has been considered among the most
important phytophagous pest both in field and greenhouse crops around tropical areas of …

Direct seeding versus seedling planting: survival, biomass, growth, and cost up to 6 years for four tropical seasonal tree species

MC Ferreira, AO de Oliveira Cordeiro… - Restoration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Seedling planting (SP) and direct seeding (DS) are the most used methods of tropical tree
propagation. We compared the performance of SP and DS plants of four seasonal tropical …

Effect of Herbaceous Layer Interference on the Post-Fire Regeneration of a Serotinous Pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton) across Two Seedling Ages

J Castro, AB Leverkus - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Herbaceous vegetation is a major source of interference with the regeneration of woody
species. This is particularly the case after forest fires, as a dense herbaceous layer usually …

Restoring a midtolerant pine species as a component of late-successional forests: Results of gap-based planting trials

RT Fahey, CG Lorimer - Forest Ecology and Management, 2013 - Elsevier
Coniferous species with emergent growth forms can have positive influences on biological
diversity and ecosystem function in temperate deciduous forests, but conifer populations …

Integrating climate change criteria in reforestation projects using a hybrid decision-support system

J Curiel-Esparza, N Gonzalez-Utrillas… - Environmental …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The selection of appropriate species in a reforestation project has always been a complex
decision-making problem in which, due mostly to government policies and other …