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Multidimensional tropical forest recovery

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Poorter L, Craven D, Jakovac CC, van der Sande MT, Amissah L, Bongers F, Chazdon RL, Farrior CE, Kambach S, Meave JA, Mu?oz R, Norden N, R¨¹ger N, van Breugel M & Dent DH (2021) Multidimensional tropical forest recovery. Science, 374 (6573), pp. 1370-1376. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abh3629

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 ( < 2.5 decades), intermediate for structure and species diversity (2.5 to 6 decades), and slowest for biomass and species composition (> 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.

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Additional co-authors: Ang¨¦lica Mar¨ªa Almey da Zambrano, Bienvenu Amani, Jos¨¦ Luis Andrade, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Eben N. Broadbent, Hubert de Foresta, G¨¦raldine Derroire, Saara J. DeWalt, Juan M. Dupuy, Sandra M. Dur¨¢n, Alfredo C. Fantini, Bryan Finegan, Alma Hern¨¢ndez-Jaramillo, Jos¨¦ Luis Hern¨¢ndez -Stefanoni, Peter Hietz, Andr¨¦ B. Junqueira, Justin Kassi N¡¯dja, Susan G. Letcher, Madelon Lohbeck, Ren¨¦ L¨®pez-Camacho, Miguel Mart¨ªnez-Ramos, Felipe P.L. Melo, Francisco Mora, Sandra C. M¨¹ller, Anny E. N¡¯Guessan, Florian Oberleitner, Edgar Ortiz-Malavassi, Eduardo A. P¨¦rez-Garc¨ªa, Bruno X. Pinho, Daniel Piotto, Jennifer S. Powers, Susana Rodr¨ªguez-Buritic¨¢, Dana? M. A. Rozendaal, Jorge Ru¨ªz, Marcelo Tabarelli, Heitor Mancini Teixeira, Everardo Valadares de S¨¢ Barretto Sampaio, Hans van der Wal, Pedro M. Villa, Geraldo W. Fernandes, Braulio A. Santos, Jos¨¦ Aguilar-Cano, Jarcilene S. de Almeida-Cortez, Esteban Alvarez-Davila, Felipe Arreola-Villa, Patricia Balvanera, Justin M. Becknell, George A. L. Cabral, Carolina Castellanos-Castro, Ben H. J. de Jong, Jhon Edison Nieto, M¨¢rio M. Esp¨ªrito-Santo, Maria C. Fandino, Hernando Garc¨ªa, Daniel Garc¨ªa- Villalobos, Jefferson S. Hall, Alvaro Id¨¢rraga, Jaider Jim¨¦nez-Montoya, Deborah Kennard, Erika Mar¨ªn-Spiotta, Rita Mesquita, Yule R. F. Nunes, Susana Ochoa-Gaona, Marielos Pe?a-Claros, Nathalia P¨¦rez-C¨¢rdenas, Jorge Rodr¨ªguez-Vel¨¢zquez, Luc¨ªa Sanaphre Villanueva, Naomi B. Schwartz, Marc K. Steininger, Maria D . M. Veloso, Henricus F. M. Vester, Ima C.G. Vieira, G. Bruce Williamson, K¨¢tia Zanini, Bruno H¨¦rault

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Science: Volume 374, Issue 6573

StatusPublished
Publication date31/12/2021
Publication date online09/12/2021
Date accepted by journal06/10/2021
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ISSN0036-8075
eISSN1095-9203