Montane Forest
Diseño metodológico de restauración de la reserva forestal Cárpatosguasca – Cundinamarca,Colombia (Methodological design for the restoration of Carpatosguasca forest reserve in Guasca-Cundinamarca, Colombia)EspañolantecedentesEl estudio tiene por objectivo generar un protocolo de restauración para la Reserva Forestal Cárpatos, localizada en el municipio de Guasca, Cundinamarca, Colombia. El estudio presenta tratamientos de manejo de gramíneas invasoras que facilitan el establecimiento de especies pioneras y la recuperación paulatina de las áreas degradadas. Open access copy available |
A 10-year evaluation of the functional basis for regeneration habitat preference of trees in an African evergreen forestBackgroundThis study reports on the growth and survival of experimentally planted tree seedlings in the understory over a 10-year period in a moist evergreen forest at Kibale National Park in Western Uganda. Available with subscription or purchase |
Desarrollo del dosel de leguminosas bajo diversas condiciones de restauración ecológica en bosque de pino – encino de Michoacán, México (Legume canopy development under various conditions of ecological restoration in pine-oak forests of Michoacan, Mexico)Englishresearch goals & methodsThe work aims to evaluate the establishment of Lupinus elegans, Crotalaria pumila and Trifolium repens under pine-oak for their use in restoration strategies, to reconvert abandoned agricultural land into productive forests. The study also evaluates its potential use for restoring areas disturbed by deposition of volcanic ash in the indigenous community of Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro, Michoacán. Open access copy available |
Recovery of Plant Species Richness and Composition in Abandoned Forest Settlement Area in KenyabackgroundThis paper examines natural regeneration of tree species in a former forest village settlement that had been cultivated and abandoned in Mau forest, Kenya. Following 19 years of abandonment, the site consists of 3 zones of recovery due to different degrees of degradation before abandonment, continued grazing, selective logging and firewood collection. The zones are grass zone (GZ), transition zone I (TZ I) and TZ II and secondary forests (SF). Available with subscription or purchase |
Expediting Reforestation in Tropical Forests Grasslands: Distance and Isolation from Seed Sources in PlantationsbackgroundThis study investigates the potential use of tree plantations to facilitate regeneration of indigenous trees in successionally arrested grassland. It focuses on how characteristics of the plantations and native species can determine the type of regeneration occurring in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Open access copy available |
Enrichment Planting Does Not Improve Tree Restoration when Compared with Natural Regeneration in a Former Pine Plantation in Kibale National Park, UgandabackgroundThis study assesses the rate of biomass accumulation of planted seedlings relative to natural regeneration in a harvested plantation in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Enrichment planting was carried out in an area where a pine plantation had been harvested to determine the relative value of these management options. Available with subscription or purchase |
Forest Succession in Kibale National Park, Uganda: Implications for Forest Restoration and ManagementbackgroundThis sudy examines forest succession in 4 plots in former grasslands adjacent to mature forests in Kibale National Park, Ngogo, Uganda. These plots were located in areas protected from fire for .58,25,9 and 30 years for plots 1,2, 3, and 4 respectively. Available with subscription or purchase |
Evaluación preliminar de la sustentabilidad de una propuesta agroecologica, en el subtrópico del altiplano central de México (Preliminary assessment of the sustainability of an agroecological proposal in the the central highlands of Mexico)Frente al creciente interés del uso de enfoques sistémicos para la evaluación de sustentabilidad como herramienta de toma de decisions, los autores realizaron la evaluación de una finca universitaria ubicada en el subtrópico del Altiplano Central de México. En la primera fase del estudio (2004) se realizaron la caracterización, el diagnóstico y la evaluación inicial. Se identificaron y priorizaron los principales problemas, para los cuales se derivaron propuestas de solución bajo un enfoque agroecológico. Full resource not available online |
Evaluación de la regeneracion de Acacia decurrens, Acacia melanoxylon y Ulex europaeus en áreas en proceso de restauración ecológica (Regeneration study of different Acacia species)Esta investigación busca establecer la dinámica de regeneración de Acacia decurrens, Acacia melanoxylon y Ulex europaeus dentro del proceso de restauración ecológica adelantado en el Parque Nacional Enrique Olaya Herrera, por el Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis, Bogotá, Colombia. En las áreas con presencia de individuos arbóreos de Acacia decurrens y Acacia melanoxylon se presenta expresión del banco de semillas con formación periódica de la capa de hojarasca que detiene o desvía el proceso sucesional. Open access copy available |
Caracterización sucesional para la restauración de la reserva forestal Cárpatos, Cundinamarca, Colombia (Characterization of the succession for restoration in Colombia)EspañolAntecdentesCon base en la caracterización florística y estructural se analizaron cuatro etapas del proceso de sucesión secundaria, dentro de una matriz de vegetación que había sido objeto de pertubación (185 ha) en la Reserva Forestal Cárpatos, localizada en la cordillera Oriental, entre 2600 y 3000 msnm, con el objetivo de contribuir a la preparación de un protocolo de restauración. Open access copy available |
