학술논문
Multidimensional tropical forest recovery
FOREST ECOLOGY
FOREST ECOLOGY
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Poorter, Lourens; Craven, Dylan; Jakovac, Catarina C.; van der Sande, Masha T.; Amissah, Lucy; Bongers, Frans; Chazdon, Robin L.; Farrior, Caroline E.; Kambach, Stephan; Meave, Jorge A.; Munoz, Rodrigo; Norden, Natalia; Riiger, Nadja; van Breugel, Michiel; Zambrano, Angelica Maria Almeyda; Amani, Bienvenu; Andrade, Jose Luis; Brancalion, Pedro H.S.; Broadbent, Eben N.; de Foresta, Hubert; Dent, Daisy H.; Derroire, Geraldine; DeWalt, Saara J.; Dupuy, Juan M.; Duran, Sandra M.; Fantini, Alfredo C.; Finegan, Bryan; Hernandez-Jaramillo, Alma; Hemandez-Stefanoni, Jose Luis; Hietz, Peter; Junqueira, Andre B.; N'dja, Justin Kassi; Letcher, Susan G.; Lohbeck, Madelon; Lopez-Camacho, Rene; Martinez-Ramos, Miguel; Melo, Felipe P.L.; Mora, Francisco; MiiHer, Sandra C.; N'Guessan, Anny E.; Oberlertner, Florian; Ortiz-Malavassi, Edgar; Perez-Garcia, Eduardo A.; Pinho, Bruno X.; Piotto, Daniel; Powers, Jennifer S.; Rodriguez-Buritica, Susana; Rozendaal, Danae M.A.; Ruiz, Jorge; Tabarelli, Marcelo; Teixeira, Heitor Mancini; Sampaio, Everardo Valadares de Sa Barretto; van der Wal, Hans; Villa, Pedro M.; Fernandes, Geraldo W.; Santos, Braulio A.; Aguilar-Cano, Jose; de Almeida-Cortez, Jarcilene S.; Ahrarez-Davila, Esteban; Arreola-Villa, Felipe; Balvanera, Patricia; Becknell, Justin M.; Cabral, George A.L.; Castro, Carolina Castellanos; de Jong, Ben H.J.; Nieto, Jhon Edison; Espirito-Santo, Mario M.; Fandino, Maria C.; Garcia, Hernando; Garcia-vlllalobos, Daniel; Hall, Jefferson S.; Idarraga, Alvaro; Jimenez-Montoya, Jaider; Kennard, Deborah; Marin-Spiotta, Erika; Mesquita, Rita; Nunes, Yule R.F.; Ochoa-Gaona, Susana; Pena-Claros, Marielos; Perez-Cardenas, Nathalia; Rodriguez-Velazquez, Jorge; Villanueva, Lucia Sanaphre; Schwartz, Naomi B.; Steininger, Marc K.; Veloso, Maria D.M.; Vester, Henricus F.M.; Vieira, Ima C.G.; Williamson, G. Bruce; Zanini, Katia; Herault, Bruno
Source
Science. December 10, 2021, Vol. 374 Issue 6573, p1370, 7 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0036-8075
Abstract
Tropical forests disappear rapidly because of deforestation, yet they have the potential to regrow naturally on abandoned lands. We analyze how 12 forest attributes recover during secondary succession and how their recovery is interrelated using 77 sites across the tropics. Tropical forests are highly resilient to low-intensity land use; after 20 years, forest attributes attain 78% (33 to 100%) of their old-growth values. Recovery to 90% of old-growth values is fastest for soil (12 decades). Network analysis shows three independent clusters of attribute recovery, related to structure, species diversity, and species composition. Secondary forests should be embraced as a low-cost, natural solution for ecosystem restoration, climate change mitigation, and biodiversity conservation.