Optimizing seeding density of fast-growing native trees for restoring the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 212-219

  Meli, Paula ^a,b   Isernhagen, Ingo ^c   Brancalion, Pedro H S ^a   Isernhagen, Elaine C C ^d   Behling, Maurel ^c   Rodrigues, Ricardo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Natura y Ecosistemas Mexicanos AC   (Mexico)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

cost effective restoration; direct seeding; direct sowing; restoration plantings; seedling establishment; tropical forests

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDING; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOWING; TROPICAL FOREST;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 85035762265     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/rec.12567     Document Type: Article

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