21: Selection of native tree species for restoring forest ecosystems

ABSTRACT: The framework species method is a well-established tropical forest restoration technique, which involves planting 20-30 indigenous forest trees species, with high survival and growth...

22: Effectiveness of direct seeding for forest restoration on severely degraded land in Lampang Province, Thailand

ABSTRACT: This study tested the effectiveness of direct seeding to establish framework tree species, for restoring forest ecosystems on an opencast lignite mine in Lampang Province, Thailand. A...

23: Soil carbon sequestration and dynamics of natural forest ecosystems and forest restoration plots in Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province

ABSTRACT: The study of below-ground carbon sequestration was conducted in a forest that was restored using framework species method of Forest Restoration Research Unit (FORRU), Ban Mae Sa Mai, Mae...

24: The Framework Species Approach to Forest Restoration: Using Functional Traits as Predictors of Species Performance.

Abstract: Due to forest degradation and loss, the use of ecological restoration techniques has become of particular interest in recent years. One such method is the Framework Species Approach...

25: Restoring Tropical Forest Ecosystems on Limestone Mines

This booklet describes basic techniques and species choices for restoring forest on a limestone quarry in northern Thailand, by the framework species method. The methods are specific for a quarry...

26: Restoring Tropical Forests: a Practical Guide

Available in English, Spanish and French      The authors at a publishers' meeting, Kew 2012Restoring Tropical Forests is a hands-on guide to restoring degraded tropical forest ecosystems. Based...

27: Reproductive Ecology and Propagation of Fig Trees (Ficus spp.) as Framework Trees for Forest Restoration

ABSTRACT: Fig trees (Ficus spp.) have been promoted as framework species for tropical forest restoration, because they are considered to be keystone species. This study investigated the...

28: Integrating scientific research with community needs to restore a forest landscape in northern Thailand: a case study of Ban Mae Sa Mai

This book chapter was the first attempt to write up our collaborative work with the Hmong community of Ban Mae Sa Mai as a case study – exploring interactions between the scientific and...

29: Effects of seed traits on the success of direct seeding for restoring southern Thailand’s lowland evergreen forest ecosystem

ABSTRACT: The success of direct seeding, as a low-cost approach to forest restoration, varies with tree species and seed characteristics. A system to predict which tree species are likely to be...

30: The role of botanic gardens in the science and practice of ecological restoration

ABSTRACT: Many of the skills and resources, associated with botanic gardens and arboreta, including plant taxonomy, horticulture and seed bank management, are fundamental to ecological restoration...