Enrichment planting of native species for biodiversity conservation in a logged tree plantation in Vietnam
Enrichment planting of native species for biodiversity conservation in a logged tree plantation in Vietnam
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在越南砍伐的人工林中丰富种植本地物种以保护生物多样性
DOI:
10.1007/s11056-012-9344-6
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发表时间:
2013
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影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Thị
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作者:
J. Millet;bullet N Tran;bullet N Vien;Ngoc bullet;T. Tran;Thi bullet;D. Prat;Á. D. Prat;N. Tran;Á. N. Vien Ngoc;Thị
Decades of deforestation and over logging have created large expanses of degraded lands in many countries including Vietnam. Reforestation may offer one means of mitigating these processes of degradation while sustaining biodiversity conservation. However a lack of information regarding trees, in particular threatened tree species has been identified as an important limitation in being able to reforest for biodiversity conservation. In the current study, conducted in the Tan Phu “protection forest”, the investigation surrounds the feasibility of biodiversity restoration in a fast-growing plantation after logging. Twelve threatened and native species mainly belonging to the Dipterocarpaceae and Fabaceae families have been considered. Seedlings grown in a local nursery have been planted under the canopy of a 50 ha pioneer forest, with a distance of 5 m between plants and between rows. The experimental design consists of blocks, each one with a replication of a 16-tree plot for each species. Four years after plantation, the survival rate of seedlings is high (>70 %), except for Dipterocarpus costatus (<10 %). Growth shows possible inhibitions under a closed canopy but the mean annual increment is generally satisfactory. The early performance of the seedlings is promising to make this plantation a good example of biodiversity restoration. These results could enhance the reforestation efforts of forest managers and encourage them to use native tree species including threatened ones in order to restore a high level of biodiversity in tropical degraded forests.