Biodiversity recovery of Neotropical secondary forests

Danaë M A Rozendaal; Frans Bongers; T Mitchell Aide; Esteban Alvarez-Dávila; Nataly Ascarrunz; Patricia Balvanera; Justin M Becknell; Tony V Bentos; Pedro H S Brancalion; George A L Cabral; Sofia Calvo-Rodriguez; Jerome Chave; Ricardo G César; Robin L Chazdon; Richard Condit; Jorn S Dallinga; Jarcilene S de Almeida-Cortez; Ben de Jong; Alexandre de Oliveira; Julie S Denslow; Daisy H Dent; Saara J DeWalt; Juan Manuel Dupuy; Sandra M Durán; Loïc P Dutrieux; Mario M Espírito-Santo; María C Fandino; G Wilson Fernandes; Bryan Finegan; Hernando García; Noel Gonzalez; Vanessa Granda Moser; Jefferson S Hall; José Luis Hernández-Stefanoni; Stephen Hubbell; Catarina C Jakovac; Alma Johanna Hernández; André B Junqueira; Deborah Kennard; Denis Larpin; Susan G Letcher; Juan-Carlos Licona; Edwin Lebrija-Trejos; Erika Marín-Spiotta; Miguel Martínez-Ramos; Paulo E S Massoca; Jorge A Meave; Rita C G Mesquita; Francisco Mora; Sandra C Müller; Rodrigo Muñoz; Silvio Nolasco de Oliveira Neto; Natalia Norden; Yule R F Nunes; Susana Ochoa-Gaona; Edgar Ortiz-Malavassi; Rebecca Ostertag; Marielos Peña-Claros; Eduardo A Pérez-García; Daniel Piotto; Jennifer S Powers; José Aguilar-Cano; Susana Rodriguez-Buritica; Jorge Rodríguez-Velázquez; Marco Antonio Romero-Romero; Jorge Ruíz; Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa; Arlete Silva de Almeida; Whendee L Silver; Naomi B Schwartz; William Wayt Thomas; Marisol Toledo; Maria Uriarte; Everardo Valadares de Sá Sampaio; Michiel van Breugel; Hans van der Wal; Sebastião Venâncio Martins; Maria D M Veloso; Hans F M Vester; Alberto Vicentini; Ima C G Vieira; Pedro Villa; G Bruce Williamson; Kátia J Zanini; Jess Zimmerman; Lourens Poorter

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Biodiversity recovery of Neotropical secondary forests

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Biodiversity recovery of Neotropical secondary forests

Danaë M A Rozendaal, Frans Bongers, T Mitchell Aide, Esteban Alvarez-Dávila, Nataly Ascarrunz, Patricia Balvanera, Justin M Becknell, Tony V Bentos, Pedro H S Brancalion, George A L Cabral, …

Science Advances, Vol.5(3), pp.1-10

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau3114

PMCID: PMC6402850

PMID: 30854424

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Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleared, while secondary forests that regrow on abandoned agricultural lands increase in extent. We assess how tree species richness and composition recover during secondary succession across gradients in environmental conditions and anthropogenic disturbance in an unprecedented multisite analysis for the Neotropics. Secondary forests recover remarkably fast in species richness but slowly in species composition. Secondary forests take a median time of five decades to recover the species richness of old-growth forest (80% recovery after 20 years) based on rarefaction analysis. Full recovery of species composition takes centuries (only 34% recovery after 20 years). A dual strategy that maintains both old-growth forests and species-rich secondary forests is therefore crucial for biodiversity conservation in human-modified tropical landscapes.

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Title: Biodiversity recovery of Neotropical secondary forests
Authors: Danaë M A Rozendaal (Corresponding Author) - Wageningen University & Research
Frans Bongers (Author) - Wageningen University & Research
T Mitchell Aide (Author) - University of Puerto Rico System
Esteban Alvarez-Dávila (Author) - Fundación Con Vida
Nataly Ascarrunz (Author) - Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University
Patricia Balvanera (Author) - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Justin M Becknell (Author) - Colby College
Tony V Bentos (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Pedro H S Brancalion (Author) - Universidade de São Paulo
George A L Cabral (Author) - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Sofia Calvo-Rodriguez (Author) - University of Alberta
Jerome Chave (Author) - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
Ricardo G César (Author) - Universidade de São Paulo
Robin L Chazdon (Author) - University of Connecticut
Richard Condit (Author) - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Jorn S Dallinga (Author) - Wageningen University & Research
Jarcilene S de Almeida-Cortez (Author) - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Ben de Jong (Author) - El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
Alexandre de Oliveira (Author) - Universidade de São Paulo
Julie S Denslow (Author) - Tulane University
Daisy H Dent (Author) - University of Stirling
Saara J DeWalt (Author) - Clemson University
Juan Manuel Dupuy (Author) - Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C.
Sandra M Durán (Author) - University of Alberta
Loïc P Dutrieux (Author) - National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity
Mario M Espírito-Santo (Author) - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros
María C Fandino (Author) - Natural Heritage Fund - Biodiversity and Protected Areas
G Wilson Fernandes (Author) - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Bryan Finegan (Author) - Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie
Hernando García (Author) - Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute
Noel Gonzalez (Author) - Tecnológico Nacional de México
Vanessa Granda Moser (Author) - Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie
Jefferson S Hall (Author) - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
José Luis Hernández-Stefanoni (Author) - Universidad Regional del Norte
Stephen Hubbell (Author) - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Catarina C Jakovac (Author) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Alma Johanna Hernández (Author) - Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute
André B Junqueira (Author) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Deborah Kennard (Author) - Colorado Mesa University
Denis Larpin (Author) - Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France)
Susan G Letcher (Author) - Purchase College
Juan-Carlos Licona (Author) - Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University
Edwin Lebrija-Trejos (Author) - University of Haifa
Erika Marín-Spiotta (Author) - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Miguel Martínez-Ramos (Author) - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Paulo E S Massoca (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Jorge A Meave (Author) - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Rita C G Mesquita (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Francisco Mora (Author) - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Sandra C Müller (Author) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Rodrigo Muñoz (Author) - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Silvio Nolasco de Oliveira Neto (Author) - Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Natalia Norden (Author) - Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute
Yule R F Nunes (Author) - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros
Susana Ochoa-Gaona (Author) - El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
Edgar Ortiz-Malavassi (Author) - Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Rebecca Ostertag (Author) - University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Marielos Peña-Claros (Author) - Wageningen University & Research
Eduardo A Pérez-García (Author) - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Daniel Piotto (Author) - Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia
Jennifer S Powers (Author) - University of Minnesota
José Aguilar-Cano (Author) - Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute
Susana Rodriguez-Buritica (Author) - Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute
Jorge Rodríguez-Velázquez (Author) - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Marco Antonio Romero-Romero (Author) - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Jorge Ruíz (Author) - University of California, Santa Barbara
Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa (Author) - University of Alberta
Arlete Silva de Almeida (Author) - Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Whendee L Silver (Author) - University of California, Berkeley
Naomi B Schwartz (Author) - Columbia University
William Wayt Thomas (Author) - New York Botanical Garden
Marisol Toledo (Author) - Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University
Maria Uriarte (Author) - Columbia University
Everardo Valadares de Sá Sampaio (Author) - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Michiel van Breugel (Author) - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Hans van der Wal (Author) - El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
Sebastião Venâncio Martins (Author) - Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Maria D M Veloso (Author) - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros
Hans F M Vester (Author) - University of Amsterdam
Alberto Vicentini (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Ima C G Vieira (Author) - Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Pedro Villa (Author) - Universidade Federal de Viçosa
G Bruce Williamson (Author) - Louisiana State University
Kátia J Zanini (Author) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Jess Zimmerman (Author) - University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
Lourens Poorter (Author) - Wageningen University & Research
Publication details: Science Advances, Vol.5(3), pp.1-10
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau3114
ISSN: 2375-2548
PMID: 30854424; PMC6402850
Organisation Unit: Road Safety Research Collaboration; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy; Forest Research Institute; School of Law and Society; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99658166102621
Output Type: Journal article