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Book Review: Regreening the Bare Hills: Tropical Forest Restoration in the Asia-Pacific Region by David Lamb. 

Date
2012
Authors
Elliott, S.
Publisher
Natural History Bulletin, Siam Society
Serial Number
73
Suggested Citation
Elliott, S. D., 2012. Book Review: Regreening the Bare Hills: Tropical Forest Restoration in the Asia-Pacific Region by David Lamb. World Forests, Volume 8, Springer, 2011. Hardcover, 547 pp. ISBN: 9789048198702. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 58:67-68
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Book Review Cover - Regreeing the Bare Hills

David Lamb, one of the founding fathers of forest restoration science in the Asia Pacific region, and an enthusiastic patron of FORRU-CMU, penned "Regreeening the Bare Hills" shortly after he retired. The book complements his several decades of experience with restoring tropical forests in Australia and SE Asia, with a comprehensive and critical review of literature on the subject. Here's a review of this magnum opus.

 

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