Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests
Forests that regrow naturally on abandoned fields are important for restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services, but can they also preserve the distinct regional tree floras? Using the floristic composition of 1215 early successional forests (≤20 years) in 75 human-modified landscapes across the N...
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RepoCATIE118532023-05-12T16:44:41Z Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests Finegan, Bryan y 103 autores más ECOLOGIA ECOLOGY BOSQUES FOREST BIODIVERSIDAD FORESTAL FOREST BIODIVERSITY COMPOSICION BOTANICA BOTANICAL COMPOSITION CONSERVACION DE LA DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION COMPOSICION FLORISTICA FLORISTIC COMPOSITION Sede Central Forests that regrow naturally on abandoned fields are important for restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services, but can they also preserve the distinct regional tree floras? Using the floristic composition of 1215 early successional forests (≤20 years) in 75 human-modified landscapes across the Neotropic realm, we identified 14 distinct floristic groups, with a between-group dissimilarity of 0.97. Floristic groups were associated with location, bioregions, soil pH, temperature seasonality, and water availability. Hence, there is large continental-scale variation in the species composition of early successional forests, which is mainly associated with biogeographic and environmental factors but not with human disturbance indicators. This floristic distinctiveness is partially driven by regionally restricted species belonging to widespread genera. Early secondary forests contribute therefore to restoring and conserving the distinctiveness of bioregions across the Neotropical realm, and forest restoration initiatives should use local species to assure that these distinct floras are maintained. 2022-07-11T18:43:25Z 2022-07-11T18:43:25Z 2022 Artículo https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/11853 openAccess en Science Advances https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn1767 13 páginas application/pdf Science |
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ECOLOGIA ECOLOGY BOSQUES FOREST BIODIVERSIDAD FORESTAL FOREST BIODIVERSITY COMPOSICION BOTANICA BOTANICAL COMPOSITION CONSERVACION DE LA DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION COMPOSICION FLORISTICA FLORISTIC COMPOSITION Sede Central |
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ECOLOGIA ECOLOGY BOSQUES FOREST BIODIVERSIDAD FORESTAL FOREST BIODIVERSITY COMPOSICION BOTANICA BOTANICAL COMPOSITION CONSERVACION DE LA DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION COMPOSICION FLORISTICA FLORISTIC COMPOSITION Sede Central Finegan, Bryan y 103 autores más Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests |
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Forests that regrow naturally on abandoned fields are important for restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services, but can they also preserve the distinct regional tree floras? Using the floristic composition of 1215 early successional forests (≤20 years) in 75 human-modified landscapes across the Neotropic realm, we identified 14 distinct floristic groups, with a between-group dissimilarity of 0.97. Floristic groups were associated with location, bioregions, soil pH, temperature seasonality, and water availability. Hence, there is large continental-scale variation in the species composition of early successional forests, which is mainly associated with biogeographic and environmental factors but not with human disturbance indicators. This floristic distinctiveness is partially driven by regionally restricted species belonging to widespread genera. Early secondary forests contribute therefore to restoring and conserving the distinctiveness of bioregions across the Neotropical realm, and forest restoration initiatives should use local species to assure that these distinct floras are maintained. |
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Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests |
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Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests |
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Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests |
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Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests |
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Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests |
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strong floristic distinctiveness across neotropical successional forests |
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