A global meta-analysis on the ecological drivers of forest restoration success
Renato Crouzeilles,Renato Crouzeilles,Renato Crouzeilles,Michael Curran,Mariana Simões Larraz Ferreira,David B. Lindenmayer,Carlos E. V. Grelle,José María Rey Benayas +7 more
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A meta-analysis encompassing 221 study landscapes worldwide reveals forest restoration enhances biodiversity by 15–84% and vegetation structure by 36–77%, compared with degraded ecosystems.Abstract:
Two billion ha have been identified globally for forest restoration. Our meta-analysis encompassing 221 study landscapes worldwide reveals forest restoration enhances biodiversity by 15-84% and vegetation structure by 36-77%, compared with degraded ecosystems. For the first time, we identify the main ecological drivers of forest restoration success (defined as a return to a reference condition, that is, old-growth forest) at both the local and landscape scale. These are as follows: the time elapsed since restoration began, disturbance type and landscape context. The time elapsed since restoration began strongly drives restoration success in secondary forests, but not in selectively logged forests (which are more ecologically similar to reference systems). Landscape restoration will be most successful when previous disturbance is less intensive and habitat is less fragmented in the landscape. Restoration does not result in full recovery of biodiversity and vegetation structure, but can complement old-growth forests if there is sufficient time for ecological succession.read more
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Ecological restoration success is higher for natural regeneration than for active restoration in tropical forests
Renato Crouzeilles,Renato Crouzeilles,Renato Crouzeilles,Mariana Simões Larraz Ferreira,Robin L. Chazdon,Robin L. Chazdon,David B. Lindenmayer,Jerônimo Boelsums Barreto Sansevero,Lara M. Monteiro,Alvaro Iribarrem,Alvaro Iribarrem,Agnieszka E. Latawiec,Bernardo B. N. Strassburg,Bernardo B. N. Strassburg,Bernardo B. N. Strassburg +14 more
TL;DR: This meta-analysis of 133 studies demonstrated that natural regeneration surpasses active restoration in achieving tropical forest restoration success for all three biodiversity groups and five measures of vegetation structure tested.
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Global restoration opportunities in tropical rainforest landscapes
Pedro H. S. Brancalion,Aidin Niamir,Eben N. Broadbent,Renato Crouzeilles,Renato Crouzeilles,Renato Crouzeilles,Felipe S. M. Barros,Angelica M. Almeyda Zambrano,Alessandro Baccini,James Aronson,Scott J. Goetz,J. Leighton Reid,Bernardo B. N. Strassburg,Bernardo B. N. Strassburg,Bernardo B. N. Strassburg,Sarah Jane Wilson,Robin L. Chazdon +16 more
TL;DR: Assessment of socioenvironmental benefits and feasibility identifies priority areas for restoring global tropical rainforests to maximize the potential to mitigate anthropogenic impacts and improve human well-being.
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A global review of past land use, climate, and active vs. passive restoration effects on forest recovery.
Paula Meli,Karen D. Holl,José María Rey Benayas,Holly P. Jones,Peter C. Jones,Daniel Montoya,Daniel Montoya,Daniel Montoya,David Moreno Mateos +8 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that simply ending the land use is sufficient for forests to recover in many cases, but more studies are needed that directly compare the value added of active versus passive restoration strategies in the same system.
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Designing optimal human-modified landscapes for forest biodiversity conservation.
Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez,Lenore Fahrig,Marcelo Tabarelli,James I. Watling,Lutz Tischendorf,Maíra Benchimol,Eliana Cazetta,Deborah Faria,Inara R. Leal,Felipe P. L. Melo,José Carlos Morante-Filho,Bráulio A. Santos,Ricard Arasa-Gisbert,Norma P. Arce-Peña,Martín de Jesús Cervantes-López,Sabine J. Cudney-Valenzuela,Carmen Galán-Acedo,Miriam San-José,Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira,J. W. Ferry Slik,A. Justin Nowakowski,A. Justin Nowakowski,Teja Tscharntke +22 more
TL;DR: The proposed landscape scenarios represent an optimal compromise between delivery of goods and services to humans and preserving most forest wildlife, and can therefore guide forest preservation and restoration strategies.
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Anthropogenic ecosystem disturbance and the recovery debt.
David Moreno-Mateos,Edward B. Barbier,Peter C. Jones,Holly P. Jones,James Aronson,James Aronson,José A López-López,Michelle L. McCrackin,Paula Meli,Daniel Montoya,Daniel Montoya,José María Rey Benayas +11 more
TL;DR: Recovering and restored ecosystems have less abundance, diversity and cycling of carbon and nitrogen than ‘undisturbed' ecosystems, and that even if complete recovery is reached, an interim recovery debt will accumulate.
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