Tropical reforestation and climate change: Beyond carbon

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 337-343

  Locatelli, Bruno ^a,b   Catterall, Carla P ^c   Imbach, Pablo ^d   Kumar, Chetan ^e   Lasco, Rodel ^f   Marín Spiotta, Erika ^g   Mercer, Bernard ^h   Powers, Jennifer S ⁱ   Schwartz, Naomi ^j   Uriarte, Maria ^j  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Peru)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^e SSC   (United States)

^f ICRAF   (Philippines)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^h Mercer Environment Associates   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^j Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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Author keywords

Climate smart; Ecosystem service; Forest; Impact; Livelihood; Resilience; Vulnerability; Water

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; REFORESTATION; TROPICAL FOREST; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84937072846     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/rec.12209     Document Type: Article

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