Researchers Build a Roadmap to Restore an Ancient Woodland – Yale Environment 360

Scientists have completed a dramatic decades-long restoration of an ancient oak woodland in Illinois a rare success story that researchers say holds key lessons for ecological restoration at a time when forests are increasingly seen as a critical tool for fighting climate change, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Most ecological restoration projects fail over the long term, scientists say, from a lack of sustained financial resources, scientific expertise, labor, and time….

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