dc.contributor.author | Rey Benayas, José María | |
dc.contributor.author | Bullock, James | |
dc.contributor.author | Newton , Adrian | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-06T16:38:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-05-06T16:38:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2008, v. 6, n. 6, p. 329–336 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1540-9295 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10017/21455 | |
dc.description.abstract | Restoration initiatives seek to address widespread deforestation and forest degradation, but face substantial problems. “Passive restoration”, whereby abandoned agricultural land undergoes secondary succession, is often slow, owing to biotic and abiotic limitations. “Active restoration”, chiefly accomplished by planting trees, can be very expensive if large areas are to be restored. We suggest “woodland islets” as an alternative way to achieve ecological restoration in extensive agricultural landscapes, particularly in low-productivity environments. This approach involves the planting of many small, dense blocks of native trees to enhance biodiversity and provide a range of ecosystem services. If the surrounding land is abandoned, the islets act as sources of woodland species and seed, which can accelerate woodland development. Alternatively, if the surrounding area is used for cultivation or pasture, the islets will increase the conservation value of the land and offer the potential for income generation. Here, we review existing approaches to woodland restoration and evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of the woodland islets approach. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research has been financed by the projects: EU INCO Programme (REFORLAN: EU INCO-CT-2006- 032132), UE Alpha Programme II-0411-FA-FCD-FI-FC, Spanish Ministry of Science and Education CGL2004-00355/BOS, Madrid Government S-0505/AMB/0355
(REMEDINAL), and UK RELU Award 227/0010 “FarmCAT”. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | Comisión Europea | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | Comunidad de Madrid | es_ES |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.publisher | Ecological Society of America | en |
dc.rights | © Ecological Society of America, 2008 | en |
dc.subject | Bosque | es_ES |
dc.subject | Woodland | en |
dc.subject | Suelo agrícola | es_ES |
dc.subject | Agricultural land | en |
dc.title | Creating woodland islets to reconcile ecological restoration, conservation, and agricultural land use | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | en |
dc.subject.eciencia | Ciencia | es_ES |
dc.subject.eciencia | Medio Ambiente | es_ES |
dc.subject.eciencia | Science | en |
dc.subject.eciencia | Environmental science | en |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida. Unidad docente Ecología | es_ES |
dc.relation.publisherversion | http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/070057 | |
dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1890/070057 | |
dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MEC//CGL2004-00355&2FBO/ES// | es_ES |
dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/CAM//S0505%2FAMB%2F0355/ES/Programa de actividades de I+D de la Comunidad de Madrid sobre restauración del medio natural/REMEDINAL | es_ES |
dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP6/2004-INCO-DEV-3 032132/ES/Restoration of forest landscapes for biodiversity conservation and rural development in the drylands of Latin America/ReForLan | en |
dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/ALPHA Programme/II-0411-FA-FCD-FI-FC/ES// | en |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en |