Restoring degraded landscapes with native species in Latin America / editors, Florencia Montagnini and Christopher Finney.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Section 1 -- Ecological and Silvicultural Aspects of Plantation-Based Restoration -- 1. Can Native Tree Plantations Serve as Catalysts of Secondary Succession in Degraded Tropical Forest Landscapes? -- 2. Watershed Restoration Using Native Species: Pomar Stream, Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina -- 3. Seed Sourcing Recommendations for Forest Restoration: Impacts of Tree Isolation on Progeny Performance of Cedar and Mahogany in the Neotropics -- 4. Amelioration of Growing Conditions in Mixed Species Plantation of Terminalia amazonia and Nitrogen-Fixing Dalbergia retusa -- 5. A Comparison of Growth and Yield Among Four Native and One Exotic Tree Species in Plantations on Six Farms at Las Lajas, Chiriquí Province, Western Panama -- 6. Productivity, Growth, and Timber Yield of Hyeronima alchorneoides Allemao (Pilón) Plantations in Costa Rica -- Section 2 -Restoration of Biological Diversity in Degraded Forest Landscapes -- 7. Living Fences as Linear Extensions of Forest Remnants: A Strategy for Restoration of Connectivity in Agricultural Landscapes -- 8. Diversity of Lepidoptera in Pure and Mixed Plantations of Eight Native Tree Species at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica -- 9. In Vitro Seedling Production for Sustainable Use of Orchids by the Guaraní Indigenous Community in the Atlantic Interior Forests of Northeastern Argentina -- Section 3 -- Social, Economic and Policy Issues in Landscape Restoration -- 10. Community Perceptions of the Degradation and Restoration of Forest Ecosystems in Southeastern Hidalgo State, Mexico -- 11. Strategies for Cost-Effective Native Species Restoration in the Sub-Tropical Atlantic Forest of Southern Brazil -- 12. Payment for Environmental Services as a Tool to Encourage the Adoption of Silvo-Pastoral Systems and Restoration of Agricultural Landscapes Dominated by Cattle in Latin America -- 13. Municipal Land Use Legislation and Sustainable Plantation Forestry: A Case Study of Southern São Paulo, Brazil

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