Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I General perspectives
- Part II Regional floristic and animal diversity
- Part III Hydrometeorology of tropical montane cloud forest
- Part IV Nutrient dynamics in tropical montane cloud forests
- Part V Cloud forest water use, photosynthesis, and effects of forest conversion
- Part VI Effects of climate variability and climate change
- Part VII Cloud forest conservation, restoration, and management issues
- 62 Environmental history and forest regeneration dynamics in a degraded valley of north-west Argentina's cloud forests
- 63 Impact of deforestation and forest regrowth on vascular epiphyte diversity in the Andes of Bolivia
- 64 Ecology and use of old-growth and recovering montane oak forests in the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica
- 65 Forest restoration in the tropical montane cloud forest belt of central Veracruz, Mexico
- 66 Ecological and social bases for the restoration of a High Andean cloud forest: preliminary results and lessons from a case study in northern Ecuador
- 67 Biodiversity-based livelihoods in the ceja andina forest zone of northern Ecuador: multi-stakeholder learning processes for the sustainable use of cloud forest areas
- 68 Embracing epiphytes in sustainable forest management: a pilot study from the Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico
- 69 Fire dynamics and community management of fire in montane cloud forests in south-eastern Mexico
- 70 Assessment needs to support the development of arrangements for Payments for Ecosystem Services from tropical montane cloud forests
- 71 Conservation strategies for montane cloud forests in Costa Rica: the case of protected areas, payments for environmental services, and ecotourism
- References
65 - Forest restoration in the tropical montane cloud forest belt of central Veracruz, Mexico
from Part VII - Cloud forest conservation, restoration, and management issues
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 May 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I General perspectives
- Part II Regional floristic and animal diversity
- Part III Hydrometeorology of tropical montane cloud forest
- Part IV Nutrient dynamics in tropical montane cloud forests
- Part V Cloud forest water use, photosynthesis, and effects of forest conversion
- Part VI Effects of climate variability and climate change
- Part VII Cloud forest conservation, restoration, and management issues
- 62 Environmental history and forest regeneration dynamics in a degraded valley of north-west Argentina's cloud forests
- 63 Impact of deforestation and forest regrowth on vascular epiphyte diversity in the Andes of Bolivia
- 64 Ecology and use of old-growth and recovering montane oak forests in the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica
- 65 Forest restoration in the tropical montane cloud forest belt of central Veracruz, Mexico
- 66 Ecological and social bases for the restoration of a High Andean cloud forest: preliminary results and lessons from a case study in northern Ecuador
- 67 Biodiversity-based livelihoods in the ceja andina forest zone of northern Ecuador: multi-stakeholder learning processes for the sustainable use of cloud forest areas
- 68 Embracing epiphytes in sustainable forest management: a pilot study from the Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico
- 69 Fire dynamics and community management of fire in montane cloud forests in south-eastern Mexico
- 70 Assessment needs to support the development of arrangements for Payments for Ecosystem Services from tropical montane cloud forests
- 71 Conservation strategies for montane cloud forests in Costa Rica: the case of protected areas, payments for environmental services, and ecotourism
- References
Summary
ABSTRACT
Restoration practices assist in the reversal of ecological degradation of forest remnants and deforested areas. The enormous biodiversity in the cloud forests of central Veracruz, Mexico, poses a challenge to its restoration. The objectives of this study were to determine the ecological restoration potential of native tree species, and to define criteria for matching species to particular site conditions. In 1998, seedlings of Carpinus caroliniana, Fagus grandifolia var. mexicana, Juglans pyriformis, Liquidambar styraciflua, Podocarpus matudae, Quercus acutifolia, and Symplocos coccinea were planted in three forest fragment interiors, three adjacent agricultural fields, and two old-fields. Survival, height and diameter increment were evaluated using analysis of covariance with initial plant age as covariate. Initial age had a significant effect on survival but not on height or diameter increment across all species and sites. In 2004, overall survival was highest in old-field (70%), followed by forest interior (42%), and adjacent field (36%). Juglans, Podocarpus, and Quercus exhibited the greatest survival (62–80%) but intermediate height increase (26–57 cm year−1). Carpinus and Liquidambar showed intermediate survival (50–54%) but high growth rates (45–96 cm year−1). Fagus and Symplocos displayed both low survival (18–20%) and low height increments (13–29 cm year−1). It is concluded that performance of different tree species depends on site disturbance level. Juglans and Quercus have potential to be used in restoration of disturbed areas, Podocarpus in plantation enrichment, and Liquidambar and Carpinus to expand the cloud forest area. […]
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