Authors
Catarina C Jakovac, Jorge A Meave, Frans Bongers, Susan G Letcher, Juan Manuel Dupuy, Daniel Piotto, Danaë MA Rozendaal, Marielos Peña-Claros, Dylan Craven, Braulio A Santos, Alexandre Siminski, Alfredo C Fantini, Alice C Rodrigues, Alma Hernández-Jaramillo, Alvaro Idárraga, André B Junqueira, Angelica María Almeyda Zambrano, Ben HJ De Jong, Bruno Ximenes Pinho, Bryan Finegan, Carolina Castellano-Castro, Daisy Christiane Zambiazi, Daisy H Dent, Daniel Hernán García, Deborah Kennard, Diego Delgado, Eben N Broadbent, Edgar Ortiz-Malavassi, Eduardo A Pérez-García, Edwin Lebrija-Trejos, Erika Berenguer, Erika Marín-Spiotta, Esteban Alvarez-Davila, Everardo Valadares de Sá Sampaio, Felipe Melo, Fernando Elias, Filipe França, Florian Oberleitner, Francisco Mora, G Bruce Williamson, Gabriel Dalla Colletta, George AL Cabral, Géraldine Derroire, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Hans van Der Wal, Heitor Mancini Teixeira, Henricus FM Vester, Hernando García, Ima CG Vieira, Jaider Jiménez-Montoya, Jarcilene S de Almeida-Cortez, Jefferson S Hall, Jerome Chave, Jess K Zimmerman, Jhon Edison Nieto, Joice Ferreira, Jorge Rodríguez-Velázquez, Jorge Ruíz, Jos Barlow, José Aguilar-Cano, José Luis Hernández-Stefanoni, Julien Engel, Justin M Becknell, Kátia Zanini, Madelon Lohbeck, Marcelo Tabarelli, Marco Antonio Romero-Romero, Maria Uriarte, Maria DM Veloso, Mário M Espírito-Santo, Masha T van Der Sande, Michiel Van Breugel, Miguel Martínez-Ramos, Naomi B Schwartz, Natalia Norden, Nathalia Pérez-Cárdenas, Noel González-Valdivia, Pascal Petronelli, Patricia Balvanera, Paulo Massoca, Pedro HS Brancalion, Pedro M Villa, Peter Hietz, Rebecca Ostertag, René López-Camacho, Ricardo G César, Rita Mesquita, Robin L Chazdon, Rodrigo Muñoz, Saara J DeWalt, Sandra C Müller, Sandra M Durán, Sebastião Venâncio Martins, Susana Ochoa-Gaona, Susana Rodríguez-Buritica, T Mitchell Aide, Tony Vizcarra Bentos, Vanessa de S. Moreno, Vanessa Granda, Wayt Thomas, Whendee L Silver, Yule RF Nunes, Lourens Poorter
Publication date
2022/7/1
Journal
Science advances
Volume
8
Issue
26
Pages
eabn1767
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Description
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 …
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