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Li T, Yuan Y, Mou Z, Li Y, Kuang L, Zhang J, Wu W, Wang F, Wang J, Lambers H, Sardans J, Peñuelas J, Ren H, Liu Z. Faster accumulation and greater contribution of glomalin to the soil organic carbon pool than amino sugars do under tropical coastal forest restoration. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2023; 29:533-546. [PMID: 36251710 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Microbial metabolic products play a vital role in maintaining ecosystem multifunctionality, such as soil physical structure and soil organic carbon (SOC) preservation. Afforestation is an effective strategy to restore degraded land. Glomalin-related soil proteins (GRSP) and amino sugars are regarded as stable microbial-derived C, and their distribution within soil aggregates affects soil structure stability and SOC sequestration. However, the information about how afforestation affects the microbial contribution to SOC pools within aggregates is poorly understood. We assessed the accumulation and contribution of GRSP and amino sugars within soil aggregates along a restoration chronosequence (Bare land, Eucalyptus exserta plantation, native species mixed forest, and native forest) in tropical coastal terraces. Amino sugars and GRSP concentrations increased, whereas their contributions to the SOC pool decreased along the restoration chronosequence. Although microaggregates harbored greater microbial abundances, amino sugars and GRSP concentrations were not significantly affected by aggregate sizes. Interestingly, the contributions of amino sugars and GRSP to SOC pools decreased with decreasing aggregate size which might be associated with increased accumulation of plant-derived C. However, the relative change rate of GRSP was consistently greater in all restoration chronosequences than that of amino sugars. The accumulation of GRSP and amino sugars in SOC pools was closely associated with the dynamics of soil fertility and the microbial community. Our findings suggest that GRSP accumulates faster and contributes more to SOC pools during restoration than amino sugars did which was greatly affected by aggregate sizes. Afforestation substantially enhanced soil quality with native forest comprising species sequestering more SOC than the monoculture plantation did. Such information is invaluable for improving our mechanistic understanding of microbial control over SOC preservation during degraded ecosystem restoration. Our findings also show that plantations using arbuscular mycorrhizal plants can be an effective practice to sequester more soil carbon during restoration.
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- Tengteng Li
- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems & CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems & CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems & CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems & CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems & CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems & CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems & CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems & CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems & CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Catalonia, Spain
- CREAF, Catalonia, Spain
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- CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Catalonia, Spain
- CREAF, Catalonia, Spain
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems & CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems & CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
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Scriven SA, Waddell EH, Sim S, King H, Reynolds G, Yeong KL, Hill JK. Supporting decision-making by companies in delivering their climate net-zero and nature recovery commitments: Synthesising current information and identifying research priorities in rainforest restoration. Glob Ecol Conserv 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Allek A, Viany Prieto P, Korys KA, Rodrigues AF, Latawiec AE, Crouzeilles R. How does forest restoration affect the recovery of soil quality? A global meta‐analysis for tropical and temperate regions. Restor Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/rec.13747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Adriana Allek
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 68020 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro 22453900 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro 22453900 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro 22453900 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro RJ 22460‐320 Brazil
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- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro 22453900 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro RJ 22460‐320 Brazil
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- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro 22453900 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro RJ 22460‐320 Brazil
- Department of Production Engineering, Logistic and Applied Computer Sciences, Faculty of Production and Power Engineering University of Agriculture in Kraków, Balicka 116B 30‐149 Kraków Poland
- School of Environmental Science University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ UK
- Opole University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Process and Environmental Engineering ul. S. Mikołajczyka 5 45‐271 Opole Poland
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 68020 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro 22453900 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro RJ 22460‐320 Brazil
- International Institute for Sustainability Australia Canberra 2602, ACT Australia
- Universidade Veiga de Almeida 20271‐901 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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Prieto PV, Bukoski JJ, Barros FSM, Beyer HL, Iribarrem A, Brancalion PHS, Chazdon RL, Lindenmayer DB, Strassburg BBN, Guariguata MR, Crouzeilles R. Predicting landscape-scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2022; 36:e13842. [PMID: 34705299 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Natural forest regrowth is a cost-effective, nature-based solution for biodiversity recovery, yet different socioenvironmental factors can lead to variable outcomes. A critical knowledge gap in forest restoration planning is how to predict where natural forest regrowth is likely to lead to high levels of biodiversity recovery, which is an indicator of conservation value and the potential provisioning of diverse ecosystem services. We sought to predict and map landscape-scale recovery of species richness and total abundance of vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants in tropical and subtropical second-growth forests to inform spatial restoration planning. First, we conducted a global meta-analysis to quantify the extent to which recovery of species richness and total abundance in second-growth forests deviated from biodiversity values in reference old-growth forests in the same landscape. Second, we employed a machine-learning algorithm and a comprehensive set of socioenvironmental factors to spatially predict landscape-scale deviation and map it. Models explained on average 34% of observed variance in recovery (range 9-51%). Landscape-scale biodiversity recovery in second-growth forests was spatially predicted based on socioenvironmental landscape factors (human demography, land use and cover, anthropogenic and natural disturbance, ecosystem productivity, and topography and soil chemistry); was significantly higher for species richness than for total abundance for vertebrates (median range-adjusted predicted deviation 0.09 vs. 0.34) and invertebrates (0.2 vs. 0.35) but not for plants (which showed a similar recovery for both metrics [0.24 vs. 0.25]); and was positively correlated for total abundance of plant and vertebrate species (Pearson r = 0.45, p = 0.001). Our approach can help identify tropical and subtropical forest landscapes with high potential for biodiversity recovery through natural forest regrowth.
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- Pablo V Prieto
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- The Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science, Conservation International, Arlington, Virginia, USA
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- International Institute for Sustainability Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Centro de Referencia en Tecnologías de la Información para la Gestión con Software Libre (CeRTIG+SoL), Universidad Nacional de Misiones (UNaM), Misiones, Argentina
- Departamento de Geografía, Instituto Superior Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, Misiones, Argentina
- Instituto Misionero de Biodiversidad, Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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- International Institute for Sustainability Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Global Change Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- International Institute for Sustainability, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Forest Sciences, "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- International Institute for Sustainability Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Sustainable Farms, Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- International Institute for Sustainability, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- International Institute for Sustainability Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- International Institute for Sustainability, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Mestrado Profissional em Ciências do Meio Ambiente, Universidade Veiga de Almeida, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Cook-Patton SC, Leavitt SM, Gibbs D, Harris NL, Lister K, Anderson-Teixeira KJ, Briggs RD, Chazdon RL, Crowther TW, Ellis PW, Griscom HP, Herrmann V, Holl KD, Houghton RA, Larrosa C, Lomax G, Lucas R, Madsen P, Malhi Y, Paquette A, Parker JD, Paul K, Routh D, Roxburgh S, Saatchi S, van den Hoogen J, Walker WS, Wheeler CE, Wood SA, Xu L, Griscom BW. Mapping carbon accumulation potential from global natural forest regrowth. Nature 2020; 585:545-550. [DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2686-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Crouzeilles R, Maurenza D, Prieto PV, Barros FSM, Jakovac C, Ferreira MS, Chazdon RL, Lindenmayer DB, Brancalion PHS, Ceccon E, Adams C, Lazos‐Chavero E, Monteiro L, Junqueira AB, Strassburg BBN, Guariguata MR. Associations between socio‐environmental factors and landscape‐scale biodiversity recovery in naturally regenerating tropical and subtropical forests. Conserv Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Renato Crouzeilles
- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- International Institute for Sustainability Australia Canberra Australia
- Mestrado Profissional em Ciências do Meio Ambiente Universidade Veiga de Almeida Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment Pontifícia Universidade Católica Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Ecologia Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment Pontifícia Universidade Católica Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Ecologia Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment Pontifícia Universidade Católica Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- International Institute for Sustainability Australia Canberra Australia
- Instituto Misionero de Biodiversidad Posadas Misiones Argentina
- Departamento de Geografía Instituto Superior Antonio Ruiz de Montoya Posadas Misiones Argentina
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- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Forest Ecology and Forest Management group Wageningen University Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Mestrado Profissional em Ciências do Meio Ambiente Universidade Veiga de Almeida Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- International Institute for Sustainability Australia Canberra Australia
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
- Tropical Forests and People Research Center University of the Sunshine Coast Sippy Downs Queensland Australia
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- Sustainable Farms, Fenner School of Environment and Society The Australian National University Canberra Australia
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- Department of Forest Sciences, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture University of São Paulo Piracicaba Brazil
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- Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Morelos Mexico
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- Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades e Instituto de Energia e Ambiente Universidade de São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City Mexico
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- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment Pontifícia Universidade Católica Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- International Institute for Sustainability Australia Canberra Australia
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment Pontifícia Universidade Católica Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Ecologia Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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Crouzeilles R, Barros FSM, Molin PG, Ferreira MS, Junqueira AB, Chazdon RL, Lindenmayer DB, Tymus JRC, Strassburg BBN, Brancalion PHS. A new approach to map landscape variation in forest restoration success in tropical and temperate forest biomes. J Appl Ecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Renato Crouzeilles
- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre Department of Geography and the Environment Pontifícia Universidade Católica Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Reference Center on Technological Information and Management System with Free Software (CeRTIG + SoL) National University of Misiones Posadas Argentina
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- Center for Nature Sciences Federal University of São Carlos São Carlos Brazil
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- Mestrado Profissional em Ciências do Meio Ambiente Universidade Veiga de Almeida Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre Department of Geography and the Environment Pontifícia Universidade Católica Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut Storrs CT USA
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre University of the Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast QLD Australia
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- Sustainable Farms Fenner School of Environment and Society The Australian National University Canberra ACT Australia
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- International Institute for Sustainability Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre Department of Geography and the Environment Pontifícia Universidade Católica Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Department of Forest Sciences, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture University of São Paulo Piracicaba Brazil
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Acevedo‐Charry O, Aide TM. Recovery of amphibian, reptile, bird and mammal diversity during secondary forest succession in the tropics. OIKOS 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/oik.06252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Orlando Acevedo‐Charry
- Dept of Biology, Univ. of Puerto Rico‐Río Piedras PO Box 23360 San Juan PR OO931‐3360 USA
- Inst. de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Claustro de San Agustín Carrera 8 No. 15‐08 Villa de Leyva Colombia
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- Dept of Biology, Univ. of Puerto Rico‐Río Piedras PO Box 23360 San Juan PR OO931‐3360 USA
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Crouzeilles R, Ferreira MS, Chazdon RL, Lindenmayer DB, Sansevero JBB, Monteiro L, Iribarrem A, Latawiec AE, Strassburg BBN. Ecological restoration success is higher for natural regeneration than for active restoration in tropical forests. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2017; 3:e1701345. [PMID: 29134195 PMCID: PMC5677348 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
Is active restoration the best approach to achieve ecological restoration success (the return to a reference condition, that is, old-growth forest) when compared to natural regeneration in tropical forests? Our meta-analysis of 133 studies demonstrated that natural regeneration surpasses active restoration in achieving tropical forest restoration success for all three biodiversity groups (plants, birds, and invertebrates) and five measures of vegetation structure (cover, density, litter, biomass, and height) tested. Restoration success for biodiversity and vegetation structure was 34 to 56% and 19 to 56% higher in natural regeneration than in active restoration systems, respectively, after controlling for key biotic and abiotic factors (forest cover, precipitation, time elapsed since restoration started, and past disturbance). Biodiversity responses were based primarily on ecological metrics of abundance and species richness (74%), both of which take far less time to achieve restoration success than similarity and composition. This finding challenges the widely held notion that natural forest regeneration has limited conservation value and that active restoration should be the default ecological restoration strategy. The proposition that active restoration achieves greater restoration success than natural regeneration may have arisen because previous comparisons lacked controls for biotic and abiotic factors; we also did not find any difference between active restoration and natural regeneration outcomes for vegetation structure when we did not control for these factors. Future policy priorities should align the identified patterns of biophysical and ecological conditions where each or both restoration approaches are more successful, cost-effective, and compatible with socioeconomic incentives for tropical forest restoration.
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- Renato Crouzeilles
- International Institute for Sustainability, 22460-320 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, 22453-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 68020 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Corresponding author.
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- Laboratory of Vertebrates, Department of Ecology, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 68020 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Mestrado Profissional em Ciências do Meio Ambiente, Universidade Veiga de Almeida, 20271-901 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- International Institute for Sustainability, 22460-320 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, 2601 Canberra, Australia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 23890-000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- International Institute for Sustainability, 22460-320 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- International Institute for Sustainability, 22460-320 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, 22453-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- International Institute for Sustainability, 22460-320 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, 22453-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Faculty of Production and Power Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Informatics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 116B 30-149 Krakow, Poland
- School of Environmental Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- International Institute for Sustainability, 22460-320 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, 22453-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 68020 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Latawiec AE, Crouzeilles R, Brancalion PH, Rodrigues RR, Sansevero JB, Santos JSD, Mills M, Nave AG, Strassburg BB. Natural regeneration and biodiversity: a global meta-analysis and implications for spatial planning. Biotropica 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/btp.12386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Agnieszka E. Latawiec
- International Institute for Sustainability; Estrada Dona Castorina 124, 22460-320 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre; Department of Geography and the Environment; Pontifícia Universidade Católica; 22453900, Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Informatics; Faculty of Production and Power Engineering; University of Agriculture in Krakow; Balicka 116B, 30-149 Krakow Poland
- School of Environmental Science; University of East Anglia; Norwich, NR4 7TJ UK
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- International Institute for Sustainability; Estrada Dona Castorina 124, 22460-320 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre; Department of Geography and the Environment; Pontifícia Universidade Católica; 22453900, Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Department of Forest Sciences; ‘Luiz de Queiroz’ College of Agriculture; University of São Paulo; 13418-900, Av. Pádua Dias, 11 Piracicaba São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Biology; ‘Luiz de Queiroz’ College of Agriculture; University of São Paulo; 13418-900, Av. Pádua Dias 11 Piracicaba São Paulo Brazil
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- International Institute for Sustainability; Estrada Dona Castorina 124, 22460-320 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Departamento de Ciências Ambientais (DCA); Instituto de Floresta (IF); Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ); BR 465, Km 07 23890-000, Seropédica Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions; University of Queensland; Qld Piracicaba Australia
| | - André Gustavo Nave
- Bioflora; Rod. Piracicaba - Tupi, Km 18, 13420-280 Piracicaba São Paulo Brazil
| | - Bernardo B. Strassburg
- International Institute for Sustainability; Estrada Dona Castorina 124, 22460-320 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- School of Environmental Science; University of East Anglia; Norwich, NR4 7TJ UK
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