151: Leaf flushing during the dry season: the paradox of Asian monsoon forests

Aim Most deciduous species of dry monsoon forests in Thailand and India form new leaves 1–2 months before the first monsoon rains, during the hottest and driest part of the year around the spring...

152: How to Plant a Forest: The Principles and Practice of Restoring Tropical Forests

FORRU-CMU's second practical training manual was published in 2005. It includes generic principles of restoration theory and practice, applicable throughout the tropics, as well as  descriptions...

153: Appropriate Tree Species and Techniques for Direct Seeding for Forest Restoration in Chiang Mai and Lamphun Provinces

ABSTRACT: Most forest restoration projects involve planting nursery-raised tree seedlings, but this is highly labour- and capital-intensive. Seed collection, raising seedlings in a nursery,...

154: Seed Dispersal of Three Framework Tree Species and Seed Predation of Manglietia garrettii Craib

ABSTRACT: Deforestation is a serious problem in northern Thailand. Framework tree species are native forest trees that help to accelerate natural forest regeneration. Planting them can, therefore,...

155: Seed Dispersal and Germination of 2 Native Tree Species: Gmelina arborea (Roxb.) and Terminalia chebula Retz. var. chebula.

ABSTRACT: Forest restoration, using native forest trees (the so called “framework tree species”), requires detailed knowledge of the dispersal ecology of such trees. This project was conducted in...

156: Research needs for restoring tropical forests in Southeast Asia for wildlife conservation: accelerated natural regeneration

Accelerated natural regeneration (ANR) is a relatively cheap method of reforestation, which encourages natural establishment of indigenous trees and shrubs. It requires a low input of labour, but...

157: Genetic variation of Prunus cerasoides D. Don, a framework tree species in northern Thailand

Prunus cerasoides D. Don has been identified as an excellent ‘framework tree species’ for restoring evergreen forest in seasonally dry tropical forestlands. Here we describe the level of...

158: Genetic diversity of Castanopsis acuminatissima (Bl.) A. DC. in northern Thailand and the selection of seed trees for forest restoration

ABSTRACT: Castanopsis acuminatissima (Bl.) A. DC. is one of several "framework species", which are being planted to restore seasonally dry tropical forests in northern Thailand. This study...

159: Trees of Knowledge

Early in 2002 Eden began supporting the Forest Restoration Research Unit (FORRU for short), a small research team at Chiang Mai University (CMU) in northern Thailand, whose mission is to find out...

160: Direct seeding for forest restoration on abandoned agricultural land in northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: Seed predation and desiccation present major limitations to the use of direct seeding as an efficient forest restoration technique. The study presented here tested the hypotheses that...