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SUBMITTER: Knoke T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4263169 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Knoke Thomas T Bendix Jörg J Pohle Perdita P Hamer Ute U Hildebrandt Patrick P Roos Kristin K Gerique Andrés A Sandoval María L ML Breuer Lutz L Tischer Alexander A Silva Brenner B Calvas Baltazar B Aguirre Nikolay N Castro Luz M LM Windhorst David D Weber Michael M Stimm Bernd B Günter Sven S Palomeque Ximena X Mora Julio J Mosandl Reinhard R Beck Erwin E
Nature communications 20141126
Increasing demands for livelihood resources in tropical rural areas have led to progressive clearing of biodiverse natural forests. Restoration of abandoned farmlands could counter this process. However, as aims and modes of restoration differ in their ecological and socio-economic value, the assessment of achievable ecosystem functions and benefits requires holistic investigation. Here we combine the results from multidisciplinary research for a unique assessment based on a normalization of 23 ...[more]