The road to recovery: a synthesis of outcomes from ecosystem restoration in tropical and sub-tropical Asian forests

Tree species that ‘live slow, die older’ enhance tropical peat swamp restoration: Evidence from a systematic review

(2022) Stuart W. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

The framework species method: harnessing natural regeneration to restore tropical forest ecosystems

(2022) Stephen Elliott et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Below-ground traits mediate tree survival in a tropical dry forest restoration

(2022) Leland K. Werden et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Ten golden rules for reforestation to optimize carbon sequestration, biodiversity recovery and livelihood benefits

(2021) Alice Di Sacco et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Practitioner Views on the Determinants of Tropical Forest Restoration Longevity

(2021) Lauren Nerfa et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Three decades of post-logging tree community recovery in naturally regenerating and actively restored dipterocarp forest in Borneo

(2021) Robin M. Hayward et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Forest microclimates and climate change: Importance, drivers and future research agenda

(2021) Pieter De Frenne et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Mapping the deforestation footprint of nations reveals growing threat to tropical forests

(2021) Nguyen Tien Hoang et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

People plant trees for utility more often than for biodiversity or carbon

(2021) Meredith P. Martin et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Biodiversity as insurance: from concept to measurement and application

(2021) Michel Loreau et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Climate and species stress resistance modulate the higher survival of large seedlings in forest restorations worldwide

(2021) Enrique Andivia et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Top 10 indicators for evaluating restoration trajectories in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

(2021) Renata Evangelista de Oliveira et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Using leading and lagging indicators for forest restoration

(2021) Liz Ota et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

For the sake of resilience and multifunctionality, let's diversify planted forests!

(2021) Christian Messier et al.   Conservation Letters

Multidimensional tropical forest recovery

(2021) Lourens Poorter et al.   SCIENCE

Functional diversity effects on productivity increase with age in a forest biodiversity experiment

(2021) Franca J. Bongers et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

National mitigation potential from natural climate solutions in the tropics

(2020) Bronson W. Griscom et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

How feasible are global forest restoration commitments?

(2020) Matthew E. Fagan et al.   Conservation Letters

Using large‐scale tropical dry forest restoration to test successional theory

(2020) Leland K. Werden et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Distance to forest, mammal and bird dispersal drive natural regeneration on degraded tropical peatland

(2020) Lahiru S. Wijedasa et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Applied Nucleation Facilitates Tropical Forest Recovery: Lessons Learned from a 15‐year Study

(2020) K.D. Holl et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Soil fungal networks maintain local dominance of ectomycorrhizal trees

(2020) Minxia Liang et al.   Nature Communications

The power of data synthesis to shape the future of the restoration community and capacity

(2020) Emma Ladouceur et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Interannual climate variation, land type and village livelihood effects on fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia

(2020) Truly Santika et al.   GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS

Mapping carbon accumulation potential from global natural forest regrowth

(2020) Susan C. Cook-Patton et al.   NATURE

Active restoration accelerates the carbon recovery of human-modified tropical forests

(2020) Christopher D. Philipson et al.   SCIENCE

Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

(2020) H. S. Grantham et al.   Nature Communications

Positive effects of liana cutting on seedlings are reduced during El Niño-induced drought

(2019) Michael J. O'Brien et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Seedling traits predict drought-induced mortality linked to diversity loss

(2019) Susan Harrison et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Drought cuts back regeneration in logged tropical forests

(2019) Lan Qie et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Wet and dry tropical forests show opposite successional pathways in wood density but converge over time

(2019) Lourens Poorter et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

A pre‐adaptive approach for tropical forest restoration during climate change using naturally occurring genetic variation in response to water limitation

(2019) E. Petter Axelsson et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Effects of restoration on tree communities and carbon storage in rainforest fragments of the Western Ghats, India

(2019) Anand M. Osuri et al.   Ecosphere

Exploring the role of genetic diversity and relatedness in tree seedling growth and mortality: A multi‐species study in a Bornean rain forest

(2019) C. Tito de Morais et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Rules of Thumb for Predicting Tropical Forest Recovery

(2018) Karen D. Holl et al.   APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE

Topography shapes the structure, composition and function of tropical forest landscapes

(2018) Tommaso Jucker et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Drought tolerance traits predict survival ratio of native tree species planted in a subtropical degraded hilly area in South China

(2018) Shi-Dan Zhu et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

To treat or not to treat? The seedling performance of native tree species for reforestation on degraded tropical peatlands of SE Asia

(2018) Maija Lampela et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Restoration and repair of Earth's damaged ecosystems

(2018) Holly P. Jones et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Regeneration recruitment and survival in an Asian tropical rain forest: implications for sustainable management

(2018) Mark S. Ashton et al.   Ecosphere

Positive site selection bias in meta-analyses comparing natural regeneration to active forest restoration

(2018) J. Leighton Reid et al.   Science Advances

Canopy structure and topography jointly constrain the microclimate of human-modified tropical landscapes

(2018) Tommaso Jucker et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

The tropical forest carbon cycle and climate change

(2018) Edward T. A. Mitchard   NATURE

Classifying drivers of global forest loss

(2018) Philip G. Curtis et al.   SCIENCE

Restoration of tropical rain forest success improved by selecting species for specific microhabitats

(2018) Reki Kardiman et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

WorldClim 2: new 1-km spatial resolution climate surfaces for global land areas

(2017) Stephen E. Fick et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY

Species wood density and the location of planted seedlings drive early-stage seedling survival during tropical forest restoration

(2017) Lachlan S. Charles et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Seasonal characteristics and determinants of tree growth in a Chinese subtropical forest

(2017) Xiulian Chi et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

The coefficient of determination R 2 and intra-class correlation coefficient from generalized linear mixed-effects models revisited and expanded

(2017) Shinichi Nakagawa et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Long-term carbon sink in Borneo’s forests halted by drought and vulnerable to edge effects

(2017) Lan Qie et al.   Nature Communications

Seasonal characteristics and determinants of tree growth in a Chinese subtropical forest

(2017) Xiulian Chi et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

Ecological restoration success is higher for natural regeneration than for active restoration in tropical forests

(2017) Renato Crouzeilles et al.   Science Advances

A global review of past land use, climate, and active vs. passive restoration effects on forest recovery

(2017) Paula Meli et al.   PLoS One

Selecting plant species for practical restoration of degraded lands using a multiple-trait approach

(2016) Tereza C. Giannini et al.   AUSTRAL ECOLOGY

Evaluating climber cutting as a strategy to restore degraded tropical forests

(2016) Ricardo G. César et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Natural regeneration as a tool for large-scale forest restoration in the tropics: prospects and challenges

(2016) Robin L. Chazdon et al.   BIOTROPICA

Accelerating tropical forest restoration through the selective removal of pioneer species

(2016) Tom Swinfield et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Biomass resilience of Neotropical secondary forests

(2016) Lourens Poorter et al.   NATURE

The ecology of the Asian dipterocarps

(2016) Francis Q. Brearley et al.   Plant Ecology & Diversity

The value of biodiversity for the functioning of tropical forests: insurance effects during the first decade of the Sabah biodiversity experiment

(2016) Sean L. Tuck et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A common-sense approach to tropical peat swamp forest restoration in Southeast Asia

(2016) Laura L. B. Graham et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

A global meta-analysis on the ecological drivers of forest restoration success

(2016) Renato Crouzeilles et al.   Nature Communications

The relationship between leaf area index and microclimate in tropical forest and oil palm plantation: Forest disturbance drives changes in microclimate

(2015) Stephen R. Hardwick et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Slow recovery of tropical old-field rainforest regrowth and the value and limitations of active restoration

(2015) Luke P. Shoo et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Usinglme4

(2015) Douglas Bates et al.   Journal of Statistical Software

Predicting dispersal of auto-gyrating fruit in tropical trees: a case study from the Dipterocarpaceae

(2015) James R. Smith et al.   Ecology and Evolution

glmulti: AnRPackage for Easy Automated Model Selection with (Generalized) Linear Models

(2015) Vincent Calcagno et al.   Journal of Statistical Software

Applying trait-based models to achieve functional targets for theory-driven ecological restoration

(2014) Daniel C. Laughlin   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Wood density: A tool to find complementary species for the design of mixed species plantations

(2014) Huong Nguyen et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Site and neighborhood effects on growth of tree saplings in subtropical plantations (China)

(2014) Ying Li et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Overcoming ecological barriers to tropical lower montane forest succession on anthropogenic grasslands: Synthesis and future prospects

(2014) A.M.T.A. Gunaratne et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Hidden Costs of Passive Restoration

(2014) Rakan A. Zahawi et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

A trait-based trade-off between growth and mortality: evidence from 15 tropical tree species using size-specific relative growth rates

(2014) Christopher D. Philipson et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Wood specific gravity and anatomy of branches and roots in 113 Amazonian rainforest tree species across environmental gradients

(2013) Claire Fortunel et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Carbon pools recover more quickly than plant biodiversity in tropical secondary forests

(2013) P. A. Martin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Ectomycorrhizal Associations of the Dipterocarpaceae

(2012) Francis Q. Brearley   BIOTROPICA

Plant growth rates and seed size: a re-evaluation

(2012) Lindsay A. Turnbull et al.   ECOLOGY

Toward an Era of Restoration in Ecology: Successes, Failures, and Opportunities Ahead

(2011) Katharine N. Suding   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Light-based Regeneration Niches: Evidence from 21 Dipterocarp Species using Size-specific RGRs

(2011) Christopher D. Philipson et al.   BIOTROPICA

How to fit nonlinear plant growth models and calculate growth rates: an update for ecologists

(2011) C. E. Timothy Paine et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Mass Fruiting in Borneo: A Missed Opportunity

(2010) Chris J. Kettle et al.   SCIENCE

Seeing the fruit for the trees in Borneo

(2010) Chris J. Kettle et al.   Conservation Letters

Coordination of foliar and wood anatomical traits contributes to tropical tree distributions and productivity along the Malay-Thai Peninsula

(2009) Jennifer L. Baltzer et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Ecological considerations for using dipterocarps for restoration of lowland rainforest in Southeast Asia

(2009) Chris J. Kettle   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum

(2009) Jerome Chave et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Restoring Rainforest Fragments: Survival of Mixed-Native Species Seedlings under Contrasting Site Conditions in the Western Ghats, India

(2008) T. R. Shankar Raman et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Artificial canopy gaps in a Macaranga spp. dominated secondary tropical rain forest—Effects on survival and above ground increment of four under-planted dipterocarp species

(2007) Eva Romell et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT