201: Implementing the Agenda

The main outcome of FORRU-CMU's first international workshop was the "Chiang Mai Research Agenda for the Restoration of Degraded Forest Lands for Wildlife Conservation in Southeast Asia". This...

202: Tree Colonization of Abandoned Agricultural Clearings in Seasonal Tropical Montane Forest in Northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: In 1994 the Thai Government embarked upon a nationwide project to restore degraded forests. One approach to such an endeavour is to assist natural regeneration (ANR) by managing a site...

203: The establishment and survival of native trees on degraded hillsides in Hong Kong

ABSTRACT: Deforestation and land degradation in the tropics and subtropics are proceeding at an unprecedented rate, threatening a massive loss in global biodiversity, comprising a fifth of the...

204: Morphological database of fruits and seeds of trees in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park

Abtract: Doi Suthep-Pui National Park supports an exceptionally high diversity of vascular plants. Surveys conducted by J.F. Maxwell since 1987 have enumerated a total of 2,145 species to date, of...

205: Effects of Forest Restoration Activities on the Bird Community of a Degraded Upland Watershed

ABSTRACT: A survey of bird species richness was carried out in a degraded upland watershed at Ban Mae Sa Mai in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, comparing plots where forest restoration activities...

206: Effects of Media and Fungicide on Seed Germination and Early Seedling Growth

This project tested the effects of media composition and fungicide application on the propagation of 3 native forest species for restoration of forest ecosystems on degraded forestland. The...

207: Forest restoration research in northern Thailand, III: Observations of birds feeding in mature Hovenia dulcis Thunb. (Rhamnaceae)

One of the most important criteria for selecting tree species for planting to restore natural forest ecosystems on degraded sites is their attractiveness to wildlife. The "framework species"...

208: Tree Seeds and Seedlings for Restoring Forests in Northern Thailand

The forests of northern Thailand are fast disappearing, along with their wildlife and the many products and ecological services they provide for local communities and the national economy. In...

209: Forests for the Future: Growing and Planting Native Trees for Restoring Forest Ecosystems

All over Thailand, people who are concerned about the rapid destruction of the Kingdom's once magnificent forest are banding together to plant trees. Gone are the days when plantations of pines...

210: Growing Tree Seedlings to Restore Forests: Effects of Container Type and Media on Seedling Growth and Morphology

ABSTRACT: Forest biodiversity in Thailand is fast disappearing because of deforestation. Restoring forests, by planting native tree species, can help promote biodiversity recovery. Current nursery...