Forest restoration improves habitat and water quality in tropical streams: A multiscale landscape assessment

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 963, P. 178256 - 178256

Published: Jan. 17, 2025

Language: Английский

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Drivers and benefits of natural regeneration in tropical forests

Published: April 21, 2025

Language: Английский

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Novel growth models for three Brazilian native timber species and their applications for timber production and carbon stock assessment

Restoration Ecology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 25, 2025

Sustainable native timber production and the carbon market can be a crucial strategy for scaling up tropical forest restoration. In this context, study developed both growth models growth‐climate Cariniana legalis , Dalbergia nigra Zeyheria tuberculosa to predict tree diameter total height, analyzed patterns among species, estimated their commercial rotation age production. We collected data from 14 plantations distributed throughout Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with of 5564 trees sampled. The span broad climatic gradient, ages ranging 1 50 years. showed highest rate (1.33 cm/year) first harvest 22 years, indicating its suitability furniture construction wood slightly lower (1.16 required 31 years reach harvest, ideal furniture. contrast, Z. had lowest increment (0.90 did not at breast level threshold, making it more suitable non‐premium uses such as utensils pallets. Through models, we found that water deficit minimum temperature were most influential variables explaining across bioclimatic regions, higher temperatures limited availability significantly constraining species productivity. greatly contribute predicting potential stock assessment, which restoration efforts facilitating management planning.

Language: Английский

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Evaluating the untapped potential of forest landscape restoration to streams

Restoration Ecology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 20, 2025

Scientists and forest restoration practitioners generally expect positive outcomes for freshwater ecosystems from restoration, but these expectations may not be met if streams are considered during the planning phase of projects or adequately monitored. In general, decisions on how to improve water quality protect stream health through landscape have been based mostly socio‐economic rationales rather than scientific knowledge about affects key processes that support ecosystem functions, such as nutrient cycling, sediment transport, habitat provision, temperature regulation. As ecologists hydrologists, we see expansion in tropics an opportunity rehabilitate impacted by unprecedented intensification agriculture region. this paper, provide insights into can better planned ecological ecosystems.

Language: Английский

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Assessing innovations for upscaling forest landscape restoration

One Earth, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(9), P. 1515 - 1528

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Novel growth models of three valuable timber species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 29, 2024

Native timber production offers a promising pathway to make large-scale tropical forest restoration financially viable. However, there are still many gaps in knowledge on this subject. This study develops species-specific growth models for three valuable and threatened native species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest – Cariniana legalis, Dalbergia nigra, Zeyheria tuberculosa evaluate their potential. We collected data 14 tree plantations distributed states of São Paulo, Espírito Santo, Bahia, with total 5,564 sampled trees. The span broad climatic gradient, ages ranging 1 50 years. developed compared six predicting diameter height. modeled patterns among determined commercial rotation ages, based time needed reach 35 cm. Z. exhibited lowest increment (0.90 cm/year) did not threshold DBH, making it more suitable non-premium uses, such as utensils pallets. In contrast, D. nigra demonstrated highest rate (1.33 first harvest age 22 years, demonstrating that is produce furniture, construction. C. legalis showed slightly lower (1.16 required 31 years harvest, wood ideal construction furniture. These findings highlight potential these projects importance timely silvicultural practices enhance rates quality.

Language: Английский

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The Biotechnological Potential of Restored Atlantic Forests for the Bioeconomy

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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