Assembly of food webs during tropical forest restoration
Research summary
Forests play a fundamental part in the well-being of humankind, and restoration of forests has now emerged as a global priority. Yet, it is still poorly understood how efficiently forest restoration can bring back the complexity of functioning ecosystems, such as the crucial networks of species interactions. In this project, we study the assembly of food webs during tropical forest restoration in Kibale National Park, Uganda.
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Research title
Assembly of food webs during tropical forest restoration
Research timeline
1.9.2019 - 1.8.2000
Keywords
community composition diversity food web insect restoration species richness tropical forest
Region
Africa
Countries
Finland
Institution
University of Eastern Finland
Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Joensuu, Finland
Funding instrument
Academy of Finland
Head of research
Anu Valtonen
Research team
Sille Holm
Geoffrey M. Malinga
Partners
Gulu University, Uganda
Makerere University, Uganda
Contact information
Anu Valtonen
+358 50 442 4403
anu.valtonen@uef.fi
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28.1.2021