the desired carbon offset benefits. The target restoration species
should, however, comprise late successional tree species because
of their likelihood to persist for a long period of time, unlike early
and intermediate successional species which tend to disappear in
the course of natural forest succession (Finegan, 1996; Bonner
et al., 2013; Otuoma et al., 2014). The results suggest that planting
tree species with lower wood specific gravity may not be a productive
land use for forest restoration efforts that target carbon offset
benefits, unless the plantations are intended for timber production
in the long-term.