Forest Ecological Intensification

Daniel Montesinos

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2019.03.009

Forest Ecological Intensification

Trends Plant Sci. 2019 Jun;24(6):484-486. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.03.009.

Author

Daniel Montesinos¹

Affiliation

¹ Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University, McGregor Road, Smithfield 4878, QLD, Australia; Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, Coimbra 3000-456, Portugal. Electronic address: danimontesinos@gmail.com.

PMID: 31126861
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.03.009

Abstract

Ecological intensification aims to counter-balance the negative impacts of agriculture intensification by promoting management interventions that maximize ecosystem services. However, the application of these principles to forestry is still pending. It is time for forestry to benefit from actively researching and implementing management policies based on ecological intensification.

Keywords: biodiversity; ecosystem services; fire; forest ecology; forest plantations; restoration.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biodiversity
Conservation of Natural Resources*
Ecology
Ecosystem*
Forestry
Forests
Trees