Incorporating natural regeneration in forest landscape restoration in tropical regions: synthesis and key research gaps

Biotropica

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 915-924

  Uriarte, María ^a   Chazdon, Robin L ^b,c  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ecosystem services; forest landscape restoration; land governance; mosaic restoration; natural regeneration; spatial prioritization; spontaneous sustainable land use; trade offs

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; REGENERATION; RESEARCH WORK; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPATIAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF; TREE PLANTING; TROPICAL FOREST; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 84995976630     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/btp.12411     Document Type: Article

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