71: Use of the framework species method to restore carbon flow via litterfall and decomposition in an evergreen tropical forest ecosystem, northern Thailand

ABSTRACT - If forest restoration is to play a significant role in mitigating climate change, greater knowledge is needed of how quickly the process can restore carbon flows to levels typical of...

72: Efficacy of Ficus Hydroseeding for Forest Restoration in an Abandoned Limestone Quarry

ABSTRACT: Reforestation of limestone quarries is more challenging, compared to other degraded sites, due to rocky conditions, steep cliffs and lack of top-soil. Trees species of the genus Ficus...

73: Genetic diversity and differentiation of an endangered tree species, Afzelia xylocarpa (Kurz) craib in Thailand revealed by nuclear microsatellite markers

ABSTRACT: Afzelia xylocarpa is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN World list of Threatened Trees. Habitat loss and over-exploitation for its valuable timber have resulted in a rapid...

74: 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...

75: Bird diversity on Doi Mae Salong, Mae Fa District, Chiang Rai Province

ABSTRACT: A study of bird species diversity at Doi Mae Sa Long, Ma Fah Luang District, Chiang Rai Province, was carried out from May 2010 to April 2011. The study area consisted of 30 plots, set...

76: 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...

77: 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...

78: 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...

79: Germination of Ficus microcarpa on limestone for restoring mines

ABSTRACT: For limestone mining in Thailand, it is stipulated that the site must be reclaimed to the original vegetation after mining is completed. The study area was the Muang Poon semi-opencast...

80: The use of Asian Ficus species for restoring tropical forest ecosystems.

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