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标题：Opportunities for restoring indigenous forest in New Zealand
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作者：JR Dymond ; A-GE Ausseil ; MUF Kirschbaum 等
期刊名称：Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
印刷版ISSN：0303-6758
电子版ISSN：1175-8899
出版年度：2013
卷号：43
期号：3
页码：141-153
DOI：10.1080/03036758.2012.736393
语种：English
出版社：Taylor & Francis Group
摘要：We assessed the opportunities for restoring indigenous forest from grassland. Using a map of basic ecosystems at 2008, we identified grassland areas with a high ratio of biodiversity benefit (after conversion to indigenous forest) over loss of agricultural production. With approximately 2 mha of grassland with a benefit/cost ratio of 0.2 or more, there are many opportunities for restoration. We also assessed the opportunities to protect shrublands already regenerating to indigenous forest. There are presently about 0.7 mha of shrublands with a high carbon sequestration over stock-carrying capacity ratio (>20). National models of other ecosystem services such as erosion control, provision of fresh water, water regulation, and tourism and recreation, may be used in a second-tier selection process. The methods developed here could be used in a formalised system for calculating ecosystem service offsets.
关键词：restoration; indigenous forest; ecosystems; biodiversity benefit; shrublands; carbon sequestration; ecosystem services