Predicting landscape-scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth

Natural forest regrowth is a cost-effective, nature-based solution for biodiversity recovery, yet different socio-environmental factors can lead to variable outcomes. A critical knowledge gap to inform forest restoration planning is how to predict where natural forest regrowth is likely to recover h...

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Main Authors: Prieto, P.V., Bukoski, J.J., Barros, F.S.M., Beyer, H.L., Iribarrem, A., Brancalion, P.H.S., Chazdon, R.L., Lindenmayer, D.B., Strassburg, B.B.N., Guariguata, Manuel R., Crouzeilles, R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116363
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author Prieto, P.V.
Bukoski, J.J.
Barros, F.S.M.
Beyer, H.L.
Iribarrem, A.
Brancalion, P.H.S.
Chazdon, R.L.
Lindenmayer, D.B.
Strassburg, B.B.N.
Guariguata, Manuel R.
Crouzeilles, R.
author_browse Barros, F.S.M.
Beyer, H.L.
Brancalion, P.H.S.
Bukoski, J.J.
Chazdon, R.L.
Crouzeilles, R.
Guariguata, Manuel R.
Iribarrem, A.
Lindenmayer, D.B.
Prieto, P.V.
Strassburg, B.B.N.
author_facet Prieto, P.V.
Bukoski, J.J.
Barros, F.S.M.
Beyer, H.L.
Iribarrem, A.
Brancalion, P.H.S.
Chazdon, R.L.
Lindenmayer, D.B.
Strassburg, B.B.N.
Guariguata, Manuel R.
Crouzeilles, R.
author_sort Prieto, P.V.
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description Natural forest regrowth is a cost-effective, nature-based solution for biodiversity recovery, yet different socio-environmental factors can lead to variable outcomes. A critical knowledge gap to inform forest restoration planning is how to predict where natural forest regrowth is likely to recover high levels of biodiversity, as an indicator of conservation value and potential for provisioning of diverse ecosystem services. In this study, we predicted and mapped landscape-scale biodiversity 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 that quantified the extent to which recovery of species richness and total abundance of vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants in second-growth forests deviated from biodiversity values in reference old-growth forests found within the same landscape. We then employed a machine learning algorithm and a comprehensive set of socio-environmental factors to spatially predict and map this landscape-scale deviation. We found that landscape-scale biodiversity recovery in second-growth forests: (i) can be spatially predicted using socio-environmental landscape factors (human demography, land use/cover, anthropogenic/natural disturbances, ecosystem productivity, and topography/soil); (ii) was higher for species richness than for total abundance for vertebrates and invertebrates but not for plants (which showed a similar recovery for both metrics); and (iii) was positively correlated for total abundance of plant and vertebrate species. Our approach can help identify tropical and subtropical forest landscapes with high potential for biodiversity recovery through natural forest regrowth.
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spelling CGSpace1163632024-11-15T08:52:49Z Predicting landscape-scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth Prieto, P.V. Bukoski, J.J. Barros, F.S.M. Beyer, H.L. Iribarrem, A. Brancalion, P.H.S. Chazdon, R.L. Lindenmayer, D.B. Strassburg, B.B.N. Guariguata, Manuel R. Crouzeilles, R. natural regeneration forest rehabilitation ecological restoration Natural forest regrowth is a cost-effective, nature-based solution for biodiversity recovery, yet different socio-environmental factors can lead to variable outcomes. A critical knowledge gap to inform forest restoration planning is how to predict where natural forest regrowth is likely to recover high levels of biodiversity, as an indicator of conservation value and potential for provisioning of diverse ecosystem services. In this study, we predicted and mapped landscape-scale biodiversity 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 that quantified the extent to which recovery of species richness and total abundance of vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants in second-growth forests deviated from biodiversity values in reference old-growth forests found within the same landscape. We then employed a machine learning algorithm and a comprehensive set of socio-environmental factors to spatially predict and map this landscape-scale deviation. We found that landscape-scale biodiversity recovery in second-growth forests: (i) can be spatially predicted using socio-environmental landscape factors (human demography, land use/cover, anthropogenic/natural disturbances, ecosystem productivity, and topography/soil); (ii) was higher for species richness than for total abundance for vertebrates and invertebrates but not for plants (which showed a similar recovery for both metrics); and (iii) was positively correlated for total abundance of plant and vertebrate species. Our approach can help identify tropical and subtropical forest landscapes with high potential for biodiversity recovery through natural forest regrowth. 2022-06 2021-11-29T05:10:22Z 2021-11-29T05:10:22Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116363 en Open Access Wiley Prieto, P.V., Bukoski, J.J., Barros, F.S.M., Beyer, H.L., Iribarrem, A., Brancalion, P.H.S., Chazdon, R.L., Lindenmayer, D.B., Strassburg, B.B.N., Guariguata, M.R. and Crouzeilles, R. 2021. Predicting landscape-scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth. Conservation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13842
spellingShingle natural regeneration
forest rehabilitation
ecological restoration
Prieto, P.V.
Bukoski, J.J.
Barros, F.S.M.
Beyer, H.L.
Iribarrem, A.
Brancalion, P.H.S.
Chazdon, R.L.
Lindenmayer, D.B.
Strassburg, B.B.N.
Guariguata, Manuel R.
Crouzeilles, R.
Predicting landscape-scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth
title Predicting landscape-scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth
title_full Predicting landscape-scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth
title_fullStr Predicting landscape-scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth
title_full_unstemmed Predicting landscape-scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth
title_short Predicting landscape-scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth
title_sort predicting landscape scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth
topic natural regeneration
forest rehabilitation
ecological restoration
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116363
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