Challenges of ecological restoration: Lessons from forests in northern Europe

What is it about?

With this article elaborated during a workshop we introduce northern forests as an ecosystem, discuss the historical and recent human impact and provide a brief status report on the ecological restoration projects and research. We argue that before any restoration actions commence, the ecology of the target ecosystem should be established with the need for restoration carefully assessed and the outcome properly monitored. Finally, we identify the most important challenges that need to be solved in order to carry out efficient restoration with powerful and long-term positive impacts on biodiversity.

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Why is it important?

This paper was the editor´s choice in the Biological Conservation November 2013 issue.