1: Aerial robotics and forest management and seeding

ABSTRACT: Dronecoria is a reforestation project that uses customized DIY drones to disperse seeds (“dronechory”) in clay balls. Unlike traditional aerial seeding techniques, which often depend on...

2: A trait-based approach for selecting tree species for aerial seeding

ABSTRACT: We review recent ecological research on functional traits that can aid selection of tree species for restoration by aerial seeding. A major barrier in selecting species for restoration...

3: Smart seed for automated forest restoration.

ABSTRACT: Aerial seeding may be an effective way to restore forest ecosystems on inaccessible or remote sites; it has been used for almost 80 years in agriculture and now is a widespread practice...

4: Developing aerial seeding by UAVs: lessons from direct seeding

ABSTRACT: Direct seeding means sowing the seeds of forest tree species directly into the substrate of restoration sites. It is cheaper than conventional tree planting, but seed predation is high...

5: Potential seed predators in an abandoned agricultural area in northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: One limitation of forest restoration by direct seeding in degraded areas is seed predation by animals foraging on the ground. Seeds sown on the ground can be removed or destroyed leading...

6: The Chiang Mai Research Agenda for the Restoration of Degraded Forestlands for Wildlife Conservation in Southeast Asia

Back in 2000, forest restoration research was far from main stream. Deforestation was regarded as irreversible and the idea that ecologists could actually find a way to restore tropical forest...