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Enrichment planting of native species for biodiversity conservation in a logged tree plantation in Vietnam

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Decades of deforestation and over logging have created large expanses of degraded lands in many countries including Vietnam. Reforestation may offer one means of mitigating these processes of degradation while sustaining biodiversity conservation. However a lack of information regarding trees, in particular threatened tree species has been identified as an important limitation in being able to reforest for biodiversity conservation. In the current study, conducted in the Tan Phu “protection forest”, the investigation surrounds the feasibility of biodiversity restoration in a fast-growing plantation after logging. Twelve threatened and native species mainly belonging to the Dipterocarpaceae and Fabaceae families have been considered. Seedlings grown in a local nursery have been planted under the canopy of a 50 ha pioneer forest, with a distance of 5 m between plants and between rows. The experimental design consists of blocks, each one with a replication of a 16-tree plot for each species. Four years after plantation, the survival rate of seedlings is high (>70 %), except for Dipterocarpus costatus (<10 %). Growth shows possible inhibitions under a closed canopy but the mean annual increment is generally satisfactory. The early performance of the seedlings is promising to make this plantation a good example of biodiversity restoration. These results could enhance the reforestation efforts of forest managers and encourage them to use native tree species including threatened ones in order to restore a high level of biodiversity in tropical degraded forests.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank very much the Dong Nai Province, Rhône-Alpes Region, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Dong Nai, the management board of Tan Phu Forest and the Nong Lam University for their cooperation and their support. This paper presents the experience of a joint project between Dong Nai province (Vietnam) and Rhône-Alpes Region (France), funded by grants of Rhône-Alpes region.

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  1. Université de Lyon, UMR 5023 Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Fluviaux Naturels et Anthropisés, Université Lyon 1, ENTPE, CNRS, 6 rue Raphaël Dubois, 69622, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

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  2. Nong Lam University, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

    N. Tran & N. Vien Ngoc

  3. Tan Phu Protection Forest, Dinh Quan, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam

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Millet, J., Tran, N., Vien Ngoc, N. et al. Enrichment planting of native species for biodiversity conservation in a logged tree plantation in Vietnam. New Forests 44, 369–383 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-012-9344-6

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