Restoration: What Can We Expect From A Leave-It-Alone Restoration Strategy? Recovery Of Lowland Mixed Dipterocarp Forest Of East Kalimantan Thirty Years After A Major Fire Episode

Temporal and spatial aspects of forest recovery after anthropogenic disturbance in Indonesia remain poorly known. Most published work used paired-plot rather than time-series data due tolimited long-term permanent plot observation established in mixed Dipterocarp forest of Indonesia; as well as more discussing on impact of fires event to biodiversity (van Nieuwstadt 2001; Slik2002; Eichhorn 2006). Specific effects of disturbance remain visible in forest structure and species composition long after a closed-canopy status is regained (Newbold et al. 2014; Winter 2012).Canopy structure and basal area recover in 56 years after selective logging (Priatna et al. 2004). Species richness recover in 150 years after clear felling (Riswan et al. 1984). Aboveground biomassrecovery was estimated to take 80 years and biodiversity, assessed across plant and faunal groups may take 120-150 years (Martin et al. 2013). The objectives of the research are: (1) to understandthe recovery process of forest composition structure after repeated fire events, (2) to understand the biomass recovery due to repeated fire event and (3) to get information regarding therestoration implication.

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