Overcoming barriers to seedling regeneration during forest restoration on tropical pasture land and the potential value of woody weeds

Overcoming barriers to seedling regeneration during forest restoration on tropical pasture land and the potential value of woody weeds

Combating the legacy of deforestation on tropical biodiversity requires the conversion to forest of large areas of established pasture, where barriers to native plant regeneration include competition with pasture grasses and poor propagule supply (seed availability). In addition, initial woody plant...

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Main Authors: Amelia eElgar, Kylie eFreebody, Catherine ePohlman, Luke Paul Shoo, Carla eCatterall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Seed Dispersal
rainforest
plant invasion
regrowth
novel ecosystem
old field
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2014.00200/full

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