Restoring tropical forest composition is more difficult, but recovering tree-cover is faster, when neighbouring forests are young

Brazil’s forest restoration, biomass and carbon stocks: A critical review of the knowledge gaps

(2020) Fernando Ravanini Gardon et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Biodiversity recovery of Neotropical secondary forests

(2019) Danaë M. A. Rozendaal et al.   Science Advances

Intensive silviculture enhances biomass accumulation and tree diversity recovery in tropical forest restoration

(2019) Pedro H. S. Brancalion et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Landscape structure mediates zoochorous-dispersed seed rain under isolated pasture trees across distinct tropical regions

(2019) Lachlan S. Charles et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Global restoration opportunities in tropical rainforest landscapes

(2019) Pedro H. S. Brancalion et al.   Science Advances

Soil properties and neighbouring forest cover affect above-ground biomass and functional composition during tropical forest restoration

(2018) Renato Miazaki Toledo et al.   APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE

Maximizing biodiversity conservation and carbon stocking in restored tropical forests

(2018) Pedro H.S. Brancalion et al.   Conservation Letters

Fauna as passengers and drivers in vegetation restoration: A synthesis of processes and evidence

(2018) Carla P. Catterall   ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION

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

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

Strategic approaches to restoring ecosystems can triple conservation gains and halve costs

(2018) Bernardo B. N. Strassburg et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

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

Spatial determinants of Atlantic Forest loss and recovery in Brazil

(2017) Paulo G. Molin et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Restoring tropical forests from the bottom up

(2017) Karen D. Holl   SCIENCE

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

(2017) Paula Meli et al.   PLoS One

Natural regeneration in the context of large-scale forest and landscape restoration in the tropics

(2016) Robin L. Chazdon et al.   BIOTROPICA

Reversing defaunation by trophic rewilding in empty forests

(2016) Mauro Galetti et al.   BIOTROPICA

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

(2016) Robin L. Chazdon et al.   BIOTROPICA

An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV

(2016)   BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Restored connectivity facilitates recruitment by an endemic large-seeded tree in a fragmented tropical landscape

(2016) Marinés de la Peña-Domene et al.   ECOLOGY

Which landscape size best predicts the influence of forest cover on restoration success? A global meta-analysis on the scale of effect

(2016) Renato Crouzeilles et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

The potential to restore native woody plant richness and composition in a reforesting landscape: a modeling approach in the Ecuadorian Andes

(2016) Romaike S. Middendorp et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Biomass resilience of Neotropical secondary forests

(2016) Lourens Poorter et al.   NATURE

Atlantic Forest spontaneous regeneration at landscape scale

(2015) Camila Linhares de Rezende et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Seed dispersal limitations shift over time in tropical forest restoration

(2015) J. Leighton Reid et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Establishment of tree seedlings in the understory of restoration plantations: natural regeneration and enrichment plantings

(2015) Maria Isabel F. Bertacchi et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Committing to ecological restoration

(2015) K. Suding et al.   SCIENCE

Functional Trait Strategies of Trees in Dry and Wet Tropical Forests Are Similar but Differ in Their Consequences for Succession

(2015) Madelon Lohbeck et al.   PLoS One

Tropical Forests in the Anthropocene

(2014) Yadvinder Malhi et al.   Annual Review of Environment and Resources

How good are tropical forest patches for ecosystem services provisioning?

(2014) Silvio F. B. Ferraz et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Micro-and Meso-Scale Factors Affect the Restoration of Atlantic Forest

(2014) Érico E. Kauano et al.   Natureza & Conservacao

Using ecological thresholds to evaluate the costs and benefits of set-asides in a biodiversity hotspot

(2014) C. Banks-Leite et al.   SCIENCE

Maintaining ecosystem function and services in logged tropical forests

(2014) David P. Edwards et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Forest Restoration Paradigms

(2014) John A. Stanturf et al.   Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Edge effects of linear canopy openings on understorey communities in a lowland Atlantic tropical forest

(2013) Pablo V. Prieto et al.   APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE

Reconciling conflicting perspectives for biodiversity conservation in the Anthropocene

(2013) Christoph Kueffer et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Ecological restoration of Xingu Basin headwaters: motivations, engagement, challenges and perspectives

(2013) G. Durigan et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Does proximity to a mature forest contribute to the seed rain and recovery of an abandoned agriculture area in a semiarid climate?

(2013) J. T. Souza et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

A Framework to Optimize Biodiversity Restoration Efforts Based on Habitat Amount and Landscape Connectivity

(2013) Leandro R. Tambosi et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change

(2013) M. C. Hansen et al.   SCIENCE

Functional Extinction of Birds Drives Rapid Evolutionary Changes in Seed Size

(2013) M. Galetti et al.   SCIENCE

Reduced availability of large seeds constrains Atlantic forest regeneration

(2012) Janaina B.P. Costa et al.   ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Landscape moderation of biodiversity patterns and processes - eight hypotheses

(2012) Teja Tscharntke et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Land-use and land-cover change in Atlantic Forest landscapes

(2012) Paula K. Lira et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Testing applied nucleation as a strategy to facilitate tropical forest recovery

(2012) Rakan A. Zahawi et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Arrival ≠ Survival

(2012) J. Leighton Reid et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Primary forests are irreplaceable for sustaining tropical biodiversity

(2011) Luke Gibson et al.   NATURE

Beyond the Fragmentation Threshold Hypothesis: Regime Shifts in Biodiversity Across Fragmented Landscapes

(2010) Renata Pardini et al.   PLoS One

Instrumentos legais podem contribuir para a restauração de florestas tropicais biodiversas

(2010) Pedro Henrique S. Brancalion et al.   REVISTA ARVORE

On the restoration of high diversity forests: 30 years of experience in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

(2009) Ricardo R. Rodrigues et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

A Contemporary Assessment of Change in Humid Tropical Forests

(2009) GREGORY P. ASNER et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

How long does the Atlantic Rain Forest take to recover after a disturbance? Changes in species composition and ecological features during secondary succession

(2008) Dieter Liebsch et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Edge-effects Drive Tropical Forest Fragments Towards an Early-Successional System

(2008) Marcelo Tabarelli et al.   BIOTROPICA

Beyond Deforestation: Restoring Forests and Ecosystem Services on Degraded Lands

(2008) R. L. Chazdon   SCIENCE