In this review, we highlight the main biotic and abiotic factors that influence the patterns of
Neotropical secondary forest successions, referred as the woody vegetation that regrows …

Rates of change in tree communities following major disturbances are determined by a
complex set of interactions between local site factors, landscape history and structure …

Given the extent of land use and land cover change by humans on a global scale,
conservation efforts have increasingly focused on restoring degraded ecosystems to provide …

Tropical dry forests are the most threatened tropical terrestrial ecosystem. However, few
studies have been conducted on the natural regeneration necessary to restore these forests …

We compare the distribution of reproductive traits in woody vegetation of 10 wet tropical
forests in northeastern Costa Rica. Based on quantitative sampling of seedlings, saplings …

Landscapes are being degraded and simplified across the globe. This book explores how
forest restoration might be carried out to increase landscape heterogeneity, improve …

El estudio de los cambios que a lo largo del tiempo y el espacio se observan en las
comunidades de plantas-sucesión vegetal–ha sido uno de los temas centrales de la …

En este trabajo se presenta una recopilación de los principales caracteres que se han
propuesto para estudiar los distintos servicios ecosistémicos, acompañados por referencias …

Agroforestry has been proposed as an alternative to slash-and-burn agriculture for
smallholder farmers throughout the tropics in order to enhance ecosystem service (ES) …

High deforestation rates, especially in the tropics, currently result in the annual emission of
large amounts of carbon, contributing to global climate change. There is therefore an urgent …