How long do restored ecosystems persist?

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 258-265

  Reid, J Leighton ^a   Wilson, Sarah J ^b   Bloomfield, Gillian S ^c   Cattau, Megan E ^d   Fagan, Matthew E ^e   Holl, Karen D ^f   Zahawi, Rakan A ^g  

^a MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Ecological restoration; longevity; restoration success; survival analysis; tropical forest restoration

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028410585     PISSN: 00266493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3417/2017002     Document Type: Article

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