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Regeneration of Native Plant Species in Restored Forests on Degraded Lands in Singapore

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This article presents the natural regeneration of woody species in the understory of 1 year-old and 4-year old plantation in Singapore.

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Reforestation Experiences with Dipterocarp Species on Grassland

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Biomass Equations for Tropical Tree Plantations Using Secondary Data from the Philippines

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This study advances models for biomass estimation of tropical forests using equations verified by sampling in Philippines plantations. Evidence-based, site-specific equations for biomass estimation can avoid the need for frequent destructive sampling.

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Impact of Plantation on Ecosystem Development in Disturbed Coal Mine Overburden Spoils

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This study evaluates the growth, survival, understory composition, and soil conditions in a plantation established on a mine site in India.

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Evaluation of Reforestation Potential of 83 Tree Species Planted on Imperata cylindrica Dominated Grassland – A case Study from South Kalimantan, Indonesia

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In this study, 83 tree species (native and exotic) were tested for their growth and survival in species selection trials in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

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Understory Vegetation in Fast-Growing Tree Plantations on Savanna Soils in Congo

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The study investigates the hypothesis that tree plantations established adjacent to natural forests may catalyze the regeneration of natural forest biodiversity in the Congo.

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Effect of Exotic Tree Plantations and Site Management on Plant Diversity

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The Impact of Forest Use and Reforestation on Soil Hydraulic Conductivity in the Western Ghats of India: Implications for Surface and Sub-Surface Hydrology

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Carbon sequestration versus bioenergy: A case study from South India exploring the relative land-use efficiency of two options for climate change mitigation

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This study explores avenues to meet increased rural electricity demand with carbon emissions mitigation. The study compares the option of energy derived from gasification of biomass from forest plantations to energy derived from fossil fuels, with forest plantations used as a carbon sink.The case study uses power demand, land requirements, and management approaches for Hosahalli village, Karnataka, pop. 218.

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Nurse Plant Theory and its Application in Ecological Restoration in Lower Subtropics of China

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This study examines the mechanisms of the nurse tree effect and ecological factors that influence tree nursing and its relationship to ecological restoration.

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Ecological Restoration of Coal Mine-Degraded Lands in Dry Tropical Climate: What has been done? And what needs to be done?

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Restoration of degraded forest ecosystem through non-forestry livelihood supports: experience from the Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in Bangladesh

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A Survey of Small-Scale Farmers Using Trees in Pastures in Herrera Province, Panama

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The Herrera Province on the Azuero Peninsula of Panamá has experienced significant deforestation for the purpose of cattle ranching.

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Ecología experimental y ecofisiología: bases para el uso sostenible de los recursos naturales de las zonas áridas neo-tropicales (Experimental ecology and ecophysiology in dry tropical forests)

El autor recoge los resultados más relevantes que han permitido la resolución de algunos problemas de producción vegetal, que pueden ser utilizados como herramientas fundamentales de planificación para la producción en las tierras secas en el noroeste Venezuela.

Las condiciones edáficas y climáticas que caracterizan las zonas áridas y semiáridas tropicales las colocan entre los ecosistemas más frágiles del mundo y más susceptibles a la desertificación.

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Especies forestales con diversidad de usos en un bosque tropical caducifolio de la comunidad indígena de Tomatlan, Jalisco, México (Forest species with diverse uses in a tropical deciduous forest of the indigenous community of Tomatlan, Jalisco, Mexico)

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Este estudio identifica especies forestales del bosque tropical caducifolio en la Comunidad Indígena de Tomatlán, Municipio de Tomatlán, Jalisco, México, así como la diversidad de sus usos para ser integradas en sistemas agroforestales.

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Les légumineuses arborescentes dans les systèmes de production des zones sèches de Côte d'Ivoire (Arborescent leguminous plants in the production systems of dry zonesin Côte d’Ivoire)

The authors saught to identify woody legumes adapted to dry conditions of Côte d’Ivoire and to determine their success in reforestation. They describe 18 species of woody plants that were successful seven years after planting while also noting several species that responded well to coppicing under tropical dry conditions.

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