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Addressing critiques refines global estimates of reforestation potential for climate change mitigation [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsReforestation is a prominent climate change mitigation strategy, but available global maps of reforestation potential are widely criticized and highly variable, which limits their ability to provide robust estimates of both the locations and total area ...
Kurt A. Fesenmyer +14 more
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Differentiation of soil metabolic function and microbial communities between plantations and natural reforestation [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyReforestation plays a vital role in restoring the soil degradation areas. However, the mechanisms by which different restoration approaches affect the soil properties and microbial communities remain unclear. Aiming to understand the interactions between
Nannan Zhang +13 more
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A quick and effective trait-based protocol for selecting appropriate native plant species for the reforestation of degraded tropical mines [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionA critical issue in tropical forests is that anthropogenic deforestation (i.e., mining) degrades the integrity of its ecosystem. Reforestation with appropriate native plant species helps to alleviate these detrimental impacts.
Changbin Xu +4 more
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A new species of social wasp from Madagascar with an inverted nest architecture (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2023 Ropalidia jemmae sp. nov. is described from the protected Ankafobe evergreen forest in central Madagascar. This species is characterized by a variable black and green body colour pattern and a unique nest architecture within the genus Ropalidia.
Ozren Polašek, Len de Beer
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Conservation, 2023 Effective forest conservation should go hand in hand with collaboration of the surrounding local communities. Bringing advancement and relief to marginalized communities is pivotal for conservation initiatives, with the objective of cultivating a ...
Anita Studer +8 more
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Avocetta, 2023 The Pine Processionary Moth (PPM) Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni has long been attacking Mediterranean forests. In its management strategy, Lebanon has focused mainly on pesticides, leaving natural predators as an understudied control option. This study aims to
Leila Rossa Mouawad +5 more
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Cost of mitigating climate change through reforestation in China
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023 Reforestation is a potentially large-scale approach for removing CO2 from the atmosphere, thereby helping China achieve its goal of carbon neutrality by 2060.
Xianghua Zhang +6 more
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Review of reforestation value chain planning and management: A conceptual framework
Trees, Forests and People, 2022 The growing importance of sustainable forest management has led to increased interest in reforestation. A better understanding of the processes in the reforestation value chain and the development of means to improve planning could help forest managers ...
Mahtabalsadat Mousavijad +3 more
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iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2020 Ecological Niche Modelling (ENM) portrays the relationship between the actual geographical distribution of a species and the environmental factors that induced this distribution.
Stephan J +4 more
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 Since the 1960s, droughts have caused significant degradation of Sahelian ecosystems, particularly resulting in a reduction in tree cover. Despite the challenges posed by climate change, the rural Sahelian population continues to depend on natural ...
Jean-Daniel Cesaro +10 more
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