Further, the study finds that such a restoration effort would be more effective in fragmented forest patches. For example, those found in the middle of plantations, rather than in areas where the forest is contiguous but degraded. Depending on size of the plot, we planted between 27 and 82 native species carefully selected as appropriate for the site,” says T. R. Shankar Raman, from NCF and an author of the paper. The group studied 25 pairs of plots within degraded forest fragments. “Ecological restoration should use a diverse set of local, native species.

Source: The Hindu September 28, 2019 14:03 UTC