Mixed-species versus monocultures in plantation forestry: Development, benefits, ecosystem services and perspectives for the future

Lok Ching Liu, Corsa; Kuchma, Oleksandra; V. Krutovsky, Konstantin

doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00419

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Mixed-species versus monocultures in plantation forestry: Development, benefits, ecosystem services and perspectives for the future

Published in Global Ecology and Conservation • Jul 1, 2018

Authors:

Corsa Lok Ching Liu

Oleksandra Kuchma

Konstantin V. Krutovsky

Abstract

Plantation forests are increasing rapidly in the world in order to alleviate deforestation and degradation of natural forests, along with providing various goods and services. While monoculture plantations have been the dominant type of plantation in practice and well-recorded in research, in the fa...

Subject

Monoculture

Agroforestry

Biodiversity

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