Restoration accelerates logged forest recovery
Actively restored forests recover above ground biomass faster than areas left to regenerate naturally after being logged, according to a long-term study on Borneo lowland rainforest led by the University of Dundee, Aberdeen and ETH Zurich.
The research is a collaborative effort of 13 institutions, first author is Christopher Philipson, Senior Scientist at ETH Zurich’s Chair of Ecosystem Management.
Reference publication
Philipson CD, Cutler MEJ, Brodrich PG, et al.
Active restoration accelerates the carbon recovery of human-modified tropical forests.
Science, published online Aug 13th 2020, doi: 10.1126/science.aay4490
Source
ETH Zurich News