Project 4.9.5 - Restoring
tropical forest landscapes
Project Leader and Host
Organisation
Dr Carla Catterall, Griffith University
Project Description and Objectives
For detailed descriptions of the outputs for
this project for Year 4 (2009/2010) of the MTSRF Research
Programme, see the Annual Research
Plan.
This project will advance knowledge and practice in
understanding and managing forest restoration and degradation for
biodiversity outcomes in Wet Tropics landscapes. It will help build
a functional understanding of the ecological processes involved,
and will develop and apply tools for monitoring and evaluation of
forest disturbance, recovery and restoration, for end-users and
researchers. Project activities will also facilitate a coordinated
approach to reforestation and restoration, involving interaction
between scientists, land managers and the wider community.
Key objectives of this project are to:
 The October/November 2009 edition of the CSIRO's
ECOS
Magazine featured the efforts of MTSRF Project 4.9.5
researchers, who are investigating the outcome of large government
investments in community-based rainforest revegetation. The
team has found that only about half the area reported as
revegetated was actually forested after six to eleven years.
About half of this area was in poor or very poor condition, often
due to a lack of monitoring or maintenance [
Read the article]
Major Project Outputs
The Annual Research Plans, or ARPs, outline the specific tasks,
products, budgets and staff for each research project within each
of the Research Themes and Programs of the MTSRF. The ARPs
also outline the key deliverables, or 'project
milestones' (e.g. major reports, journal articles,
communications products) to be achieved.
An ARP is developed for each operating year of the MTSRF
(2006-2010).
Details of this and previous years' outputs from this project
are included in each of the Annual
Research Plans.
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Kanowski, J., Kooyman, R. M. and Catterall, C. P. (2009)
Dynamics and Restoration of Australian Tropical and
Subtropical Rainforests (Chapter 14). In: New
Models for Ecosystem Dynamics and Restoration. R. J.
Hobbs and K. N. Suding (eds.). Island Press, Washington DC.
Copyright © 2009 Island Press. Reproduced by
permission of Island Press, Washington, DC.
http://islandpress.org/bookstore/details.php?prod_id=1691
 Project 4.9.5 GU Catterall, C. (2010) Rainforest restoration: approaches, costs and biodiversity outcomes
Produced by researchers funded through MTSRF Project 4.9.5, this fact sheet discusses key issues relating to the restoration of rainforest fragments. Rainforests have a complex structure and support a diverse suite of plants and animals, attributes that are lost on conversion to pasture. Rainforest restoration includes activities such as the rehabilitation of degraded remnants, the reforestation of cleared land, and the management of weedy regrowth. All of these activities aim to assist the recovery of rainforest biodiversity. The last few decades have seen considerable investment in rainforest restoration in tropical and subtropical Australia. In recent years, research has helped us understand the value of restoration projects for biodiversity. Issues discussed include approaches that have been used to achieve rainforest restoration, the costs of these approaches, outcomes for biodiversity, and how 'biodiversity-friendly' rainforest plantings might be designed and maintained. [pdf 970.8 kb]
Dynamics and Restoration of Australian Tropical and Subtropical Rainforests
Kanowski, J., Kooyman, R. M. and Catterall, C. P. (2009) Dynamics and Restoration of Australian Tropical and Subtropical Rainforests. In: Hobbs, R. J. and Suding, K. N. (eds) New Models for Ecosystem Dynamics and Restoration. Island Press, Washington DC. [pdf 406.5 kb]
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