Liana cutting accelerates tropical forest recovery at a fraction of the cost of tree planting
Toby D. Jackson, Lucy V. J. Beese, Andy Hector, Eleanor E. Jackson, Michael J. O’Brien, Gianluca R. Cerullo, David A. Coomes, David F. R. P. Burslem, Fabian Jörg Fischer, Christopher D. Philipson, Elia Godoong, Charissa Wong, Martin Svátek, Michele Dalponte, Wan Shafrina Wan Mohd Jaafar, Tommaso Jucker
This study compares enrichment tree planting and liana cutting for tropical forest restoration, finding liana cutting accelerates canopy height recovery more rapidly and cheaply.
bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2026 · PreprintEcology