Expansion of Naturally Regenerated Forest
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (19 November 2021) | Viewed by 20493
Special Issue Editors
Interests: forest regeneration mechanisms; anthropogenic ecosystems; restoration ecology; plant ecology; species diversity; vegetation dynamics; plant-plant facilitation; grazing effect
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Forests cover 31% of the global land area, and are home to most of Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity. Forests supply water, provide livelihoods, mitigate climate change, and are essential for sustainable food production, contributing to the health of the planet. However, deforestation and forest degradation continue to take place at alarming rates in some parts of the world, whereas in others the trend has been reversed with forests expanding over new areas.
In this era of contrast, improving our knowledge of ecological processes and mechanisms involved in the natural regeneration and expansion of forests should be a priority. Factors affecting tree growth rates, seed production and dispersal, seedlings establishment, shrubs species colonization, microsites availability, soil conditions, as well as the complex interactions that occur within and between all levels of forest biological diversity (local, ecosystem, landscape, species, population, and genetic) in the colonization process will be topics of interest for this Special Issue. We also welcome all manuscripts discussing new management and implementation actions to reverse deforestation and biodiversity loss (all life forms found within forested areas and the ecological roles they perform) for the benefit of current and future generations.
This Special Issue will improve our understanding of constraints for natural forest expansion all around the world, while providing practical recommendations for the reforestation of degraded ecosystems.
Dr. Carolina Martínez-Ruiz
Dr. Josu G. Alday
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Plant colonization
- Forest management
- Understorey
- Forest biodiversity
- Positive interactions
- Edge effect
- Soil processes
- Seed dispersal
- Seedlings
- Forest growth
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