Secondary forests are increasingly important components of human‐modified landscapes in
the tropics. Successional pathways, however, can vary enormously across and within …

Treefall gap, canopy opening caused by the death of one or more trees, is the dominant form
of disturbance in many forest systems worldwide. Gaps play an important role in forest …

Under suitable conditions, deforested land used for agricultural crops or pastures can revert
to forest through the assisted or unassisted process of natural regeneration. These naturally …

For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” …

Much information on restoration and management exists for wet tropical forests of Central
America but comparatively little work has been done in the dry forests of this region. Such …

Earth system models must predict forest responses to global change in order to simulate
future global climate, hydrology, and ecosystem dynamics. These models are increasingly …

Understanding the distinct impacts of temperature and light on seedling growth is crucial for
predicting forest regeneration trajectories under future climate change and forest …

Direct seeding is considered a feasible alternative for large-scale forest restoration, but little
is known about the successional trajectory of tropical forests restored through direct seeding …

In forest ecosystems, many functional processes are governed by local canopy gap
dynamics, caused by either natural or anthropogenic factors. Quantifying the size and spatial …

摘要人工林目前存在结构单一, 土壤退化, 生物多样性降低等人类普遍关注的生态问题.
马尾松(Pinus massoniana) 是长江上游低山丘陵区退耕还林的主要人工林树种 …