Open AccessOn the relevance of floristic and quantitative studies to the restoration of degraded areas: the case of the Atlantic Forest hotspotRunning title: Insights for restoration in Atlantic Forest
Author(s) -
Thaís J.R.C. Mota,
Fabrício Alvim Carvalho,
Natália Macedo Ivanauskas,
Pedro V. Eisenlohr
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
aims environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-0352
pISSN - 2372-0344
DOI - 10.3934/environsci.2017.1.42
Subject(s) - atlantic forest , biodiversity , floristics , restoration ecology , environmental resource management , geography , forest restoration , biodiversity hotspot , ecology , relevance (law) , biodiversity conservation , environmental science , forest ecology , biology , political science , ecosystem , law , species richness
Ecological restoration is an important tool for the conservation of hotspots, and floristic and structural studies can provide theoretical and empirical support for this practice. Our goal was to highlight the relevance of knowledge provided by these studies to the development and success of restoration programs conducted in degraded areas in the Atlantic Forest, a top global hotspot for biodiversity conservation. Through the assessment of articles, books, book chapters, government documents, dissertations and theses, we comment on how floristic and quantitative parameters can provide structure and dynamic information on biological populations existing at restoration sites, allowing for inferences regarding management practices and strategies for the restoration of degraded areas and conservation of biodiversity