Restoring Tropical Forest Ecosystems on Limestone Mines
Date
2013
Publisher
The Forest Restoration Research Unit, Chiang Mai University
Serial Number
240
Copyright
The Forest Restoration Research Unit, Chiang Mai University
Suggested Citation
Elliott,S., S. Chairuangsri & K. Sinhaseni, 2013. Restoring Tropical Forest Ecosystems on Limestone Mines. The Forest Restoration Research Unit, Chiang Mai University. 18 pp.
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 surrounded by natural forest—seasonally dry bamboo-deciduous forest.
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