1: Selecting suitable tree species for direct seeding to restore forest ecosystems in northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: To upscale restoration of tropical forest ecosystems, direct seeding—sowing seeds directly into the ground—is potentially more cost-effective than tree planting. However, its success is...

2: Developing Techniques for Direct-seeding for Forest Restoration in Northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: Forest restoration by direct seeding is potentially more cost-effective than tree-planting, especially for upscaling restoration of tropical forest ecosystems. Unfortunately, its success...

3: Differential seed removal, germination and seedling growth as determinants of species suitability for forest restoration by direct seeding – A case study from northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: Direct seeding is potentially a more cost-effective alternative to conventional tree planting for restoring tropical forest ecosystems. However, seed loss, due to removal and damage by...

4: 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...

5: 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...

6: 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...

7: 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...

8: 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...

9: 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,...

10: Forest Restoration for Wildlife Conservation

In 2000, there was little interest in restoring tropical forest ecosystems as wildlife habitat. The need was to consolidate the concept and to identify how scientific research might contribute...