21: Research for Restoring Tropical Forest Ecosystems: A Practical Guide

Aimed at researchers and their supervisors, this technical manual describes how to establish a forest restoration research unit (FORRU) and implement a research program to determine how best to...

22: Natural Establishment of Tree Seedlings in Forest Restoration Trials at Ban Mae Sa Mai, Chiang Mai Province

ABSTRACT: The Forest Restoration Research Unit (FORRU) has successfully adapted the framework species method of forest restoration to accelerate natural forest regeneration on deforested sites in...

23: Arbuscular mycorrhizal status of indigenous tree species used to restore seasonally dry tropical forest in northern Thailand

ABSTRACT - Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) status of native plants in the tropical forest of northern Thailand was surveyed. Twenty-four framework tree species, used to forest restoration were...

24: Using avian species richness and avian community composition as indicators of successful forest restoration

Tidarach Toktang was one of FORRU's Education Officers and our MSc student, who studied recolonization of FORRU's plot system above Ban Mae Sa by birds from surrounding forest. She presented some...

25: The Effects of Planted Trees and Bird Community on Natural-Seedling Recruitment in Forest Restoration Area Using Framework Tree Species Method

ABSTRACT: This study examined the effects of planted framework trees and bird communities on natural tree seedling recruitment in forest restoration trials (using the framework species method),...

26: The Effects of Forest Restoration on the Species Diversity and Composition of a Bird Community in Northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: As tropical forests continue to be destroyed, restoration of forest ecosystems is becoming a high priority for biodiversity conservation. However, few studies have been carried out to...

27: Recovery of Lichen Diversity During Forest Restoration in Northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the recovery of lichen diversity during restoration of upland evergreen forest in northern Thailand. Lichen diversity and species frequencies were recorded within...

28: The Diversity of Small Mammal Communities in FORRU's Reforested Sites

Here, our BSc student, Jenpop Thaiying, presents what happens to small mammal communities in the initial stages of forest restoration. In an earlier, pre-FORRU study, another BSc student, Somyod...

29: The effects of forest restoration activities on the species diversity of naturally establishing trees and ground flora

The framework species method of forest restoration aims to rapidly re-establish forest ecosystem structure and function. At the same time, it aims to encourage wildlife, attracted to the planted...

30: Species Composition of Birds at Tham Nam Lod Wildlife Conservation Development and Extension Center, Mae Hong Son Province

ABSTRACT: A study of the species composition of the bird community was carried out at Tham Nam Lod Wildlife Conservation Development and Extension Center, Mae Hong Son province from September 1999...