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Secondary forest

A secondary forest (or second-growth forest) is a forest or woodland area which has regenerated through largely natural processes after human-caused disturbances, such as timber harvest or agriculture clearing, or equivalently disruptive natural phenomena. It is distinguished from an old-growth forest (primary or primeval forest), which has not recently…

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related to Climate change mitigation · 18
Secondary forest → Asia, Biological Diversity, Climate Change, Convention, Deforestation, Despite, In, Indonesia, Intergovernmental Panel, IPCC, Land-use, Natural, Panama, Recommendations, REDD, Secondary, They, Though
related to External links · 13
Secondary forest → America, Biodiversity, Breugel, Dynamics, Ecological Society, Ecology, ISBN, Neotropical, Parentage, PhD Thesis Wageningen University, Rozendaal, Science Advances, Sezen
related to Biodiversity · 12
Secondary forest → Additionally, Amazon, Artificially, In, Low, Patterns, Some, Successful, The, These, This, When
related to Development · 12
Secondary forest → Additionally, An, Depending, Europe, Hardwood, It, Openings, Over, Secondary, Today, United States, While
related to Characteristics · 3
Secondary forest → Secondary, Species, Usually
related to Rainforests · 3
Secondary forest → However, In, In Panama
related to General references · 2
Secondary forest → CIFOR Secondary ForestFAO ForestryWorld, Resource Institute

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secondary forests forest primary biodiversity species soil may old-growth natural also disturbances trees carbon well growth harvest climate change canopy

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fireinstance ofSecondary forest regrowing after timber harvest differs from forest regrowing after natural disturbances0.80text
insect infestationinstance ofSecondary forest regrowing after timber harvest differs from forest regrowing after natural disturbances0.80text
or windthrow because the dead trees remain to provide nutrientsinstance ofSecondary forest regrowing after timber harvest differs from forest regrowing after natural disturbances0.80text
structureinstance ofSecondary forest regrowing after timber harvest differs from forest regrowing after natural disturbances0.80text
and water retention after natural disturbancesinstance ofSecondary forest regrowing after timber harvest differs from forest regrowing after natural disturbances0.80text
insectsinstance ofThese secondary disturbances can clear the canopies to encourage lower canopy growth as well as provide habitats for small organisms0.80text
bacteriainstance ofThese secondary disturbances can clear the canopies to encourage lower canopy growth as well as provide habitats for small organisms0.80text
fungi which may feed on the decaying plant materialinstance ofThese secondary disturbances can clear the canopies to encourage lower canopy growth as well as provide habitats for small organisms0.80text
agroforestryinstance offorest restoration techniques0.80text
intentionally planting/seeding native species can be combined with natural regeneration to restore biodiversity more effectivelyinstance offorest restoration techniques0.80text
Secondary forestrelated to BiodiversityWhen0.60section
Secondary forestrelated to BiodiversityThe0.60section

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