Accelerating the recovery of biodiversity in an abandoned agricultural field in Northern Thailand
2002
Wangpakapattanawong, P.(Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai (Thailand). Faculty of Science. Department of Biology)
Framework species method of reforestation established by The Forest Restoration Research Unit (FORRU) at Chiang Mai University has been promising in restoring degraded former agricultural sites. However, this method has never been fully replicated in different areas of northern Thailand. This research is implementing the FORRU reforestation program in a new area featuring similar elevation as the original FORRU site, but different soil and microclimatic conditions. Twenty species of seedlings, e.g. Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, Alseodaphine andersonii, Castanopsis spp., Ficus spp., Quercus pubescens, and Terminalia bellirica, were planted in June 2002 on rai of land with adjacent 3 rai of untreated control. Silvicultural treatments including hand weeding and fertilizing will be performed in August, September, and November 2002. Growth and plant diversity will be monitored at the end of each rainy season for 3 years. Expected outputs from this proposed research are suitable methods for forest restoration for biodiversity conservation at different sites in northern Thailand. Another output will be knowledgeable researchers and local people who can design and perform forest restoration techniques for sustainable biodiversity conservation.
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