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Applied nucleation is a straightforward, cost‐effective forest restoration approach: reply to Ramírez‐Soto et al. (2018)
Author(s) -
Holl Karen D.,
Zahawi Rakan A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
restoration ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1526-100X
pISSN - 1061-2971
DOI - 10.1111/rec.12701
Subject(s) - nucleation , tropical forest , computer science , environmental science , geography , forestry , agroforestry , ecology , physics , biology , thermodynamics
We agree with Ramírez‐Soto and colleagues that applied nucleation can be an effective approach for tropical forest restoration both in lowland and higher elevation tropical forests. We also contend that it is cheaper than standard plantation‐style plantings and is straightforward to train personnel to implement this approach.