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Restoring Tropical Forest Ecosystems on Limestone Mines

Language:
Restoring Tropical Forest Ecosystems on Limestone Mines
Date:
2013
Author(s):
Elliott,S., S. Chairuangsri & K. Sinhaseni
Publisher:
The Forest Restoration Research Unit, Chiang Mai University
Serial Number:
240
Suggested Citation:

Elliott,S., S. Chairuangsri & K. Sinhaseni, 2013. Restoring Tropical Forest Ecosystems on Limestone Mines. The Forest Restoration Research Unit, Chiang Mai University. 18 pp.

This booklet describes basic techniques and species choices for restoring forest on a limestone quarry in northern Thailand, by the framework species method. The methods are specific for a quarry surrounded by natural forest—seasonally dry bamboo-deciduous forest.