31: Pest and Disease Problems of Native Tree Seedlings in Northern Thailand: some examples

ABSTRACT: FORRU is identifying framework tree species for the restoration of Northern Thailand’s upper watershed forests. Since 1994, research at FORRU has focused on collecting seeds of native...

32: 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...

33: Propagating native trees to restore degraded forest ecosystems in northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: Producing a wide range of native forest tree species to restore forest ecosystems for biodiversity conservation is beset with nursery-scheduling problems. Different species produce seeds...

34: Nursery technology and tree species selection for restoring forest biodiversity in northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: The Forest Restoration Research Unit (FORRU) was established in 1994 to develop methods to restore forest ecosystems in degraded areas for the conservation of biodiversity in northern...

35: 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...

36: 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...

37: Low technology tree propagation and the restoration of natural forest ecosystems

ABSTRACT: Loss of forests, and their associated biodiversity, is a serious issue in many developing tropical countries. Throughout northern Thailand for example, large areas within national parks...

38: Forest restoration research in conservation areas in northern Thailand

Loss of forests and their associated biodiversity is a serious issue in many tropical countries. In Thailand, for example, forest cover has been reduced from about 53% in the early 1960s...

39: Forest restoration research in northern Thailand: 2. the fruits, seeds and seedlings of Gluta usitata (Wall.) Hou (Anacardiaceae)

Gluta usitata was one of the first tree species we looked into as a potential framework species for restoration lowland deciduous forest. Its red-winged fruits put on a spectacular display at the...

40: Understanding and assisting natural regeneration processes in degraded seasonal evergreen forests in northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: The Thailand government has recently embarked upon a nation-wide project to restore degraded forests. One approach could be to assist natural regeneration (ANR) by counteracting...