Initial investment in diversity is the efficient thing to do for resilient forest landscape restoration

This paper explores in detail the economic cost of improved integration of genetic diversity into restoration projects and tests the assumption that the benefits accruing from better integration of diversity exceed the costs. Using a bottom-up cost model, we analyse different FLR cost drivers, integr...

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Main Authors: Nef, Danny P., Gotor, Elisabetta, Wiederkehr Guerra, Gabriela Patricia, Zumwald, Marius, Kettle, Christopher J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Frontiers Media 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110867
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author Nef, Danny P.
Gotor, Elisabetta
Wiederkehr Guerra, Gabriela Patricia
Zumwald, Marius
Kettle, Christopher J.
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description This paper explores in detail the economic cost of improved integration of genetic diversity into restoration projects and tests the assumption that the benefits accruing from better integration of diversity exceed the costs. Using a bottom-up cost model, we analyse different FLR cost drivers, integrating genetic quality, in relation to the total costs of a range of tree-based restoration interventions. The results indicate that the integration of genetic diversity into the management and planning of landscape restoration projects increased the costs incurred at the beginning of FLR interventions. However, despite this initial increase in costs the overall costs of restoration decreased substantially, due to cost savings relating to replacement costs of replanting.
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spelling CGSpace1108672025-11-11T17:40:02Z Initial investment in diversity is the efficient thing to do for resilient forest landscape restoration Nef, Danny P. Gotor, Elisabetta Wiederkehr Guerra, Gabriela Patricia Zumwald, Marius Kettle, Christopher J. genetic diversity forest genetic resources restoration cost analysis landscape conservation resource conservation seeds diversidad genética recursos genéticos forestales restauración ecology forestry This paper explores in detail the economic cost of improved integration of genetic diversity into restoration projects and tests the assumption that the benefits accruing from better integration of diversity exceed the costs. Using a bottom-up cost model, we analyse different FLR cost drivers, integrating genetic quality, in relation to the total costs of a range of tree-based restoration interventions. The results indicate that the integration of genetic diversity into the management and planning of landscape restoration projects increased the costs incurred at the beginning of FLR interventions. However, despite this initial increase in costs the overall costs of restoration decreased substantially, due to cost savings relating to replacement costs of replanting. 2021-01 2021-01-15T08:06:41Z 2021-01-15T08:06:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110867 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Nef, D.P.; Gotor, E.; Wiederkehr Guerra, G.; Zumwald, M.; Kettle, C.J. (2021) Initial investment in diversity is the efficient thing to do for resilient forest landscape restoration. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 3:615682. ISSN: 2624-893X
spellingShingle genetic diversity
forest genetic resources
restoration
cost analysis
landscape conservation
resource conservation
seeds
diversidad genética
recursos genéticos forestales
restauración
ecology
forestry
Nef, Danny P.
Gotor, Elisabetta
Wiederkehr Guerra, Gabriela Patricia
Zumwald, Marius
Kettle, Christopher J.
Initial investment in diversity is the efficient thing to do for resilient forest landscape restoration
title Initial investment in diversity is the efficient thing to do for resilient forest landscape restoration
title_full Initial investment in diversity is the efficient thing to do for resilient forest landscape restoration
title_fullStr Initial investment in diversity is the efficient thing to do for resilient forest landscape restoration
title_full_unstemmed Initial investment in diversity is the efficient thing to do for resilient forest landscape restoration
title_short Initial investment in diversity is the efficient thing to do for resilient forest landscape restoration
title_sort initial investment in diversity is the efficient thing to do for resilient forest landscape restoration
topic genetic diversity
forest genetic resources
restoration
cost analysis
landscape conservation
resource conservation
seeds
diversidad genética
recursos genéticos forestales
restauración
ecology
forestry
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110867
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