Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests

Catarina C. Jakovac; Jorge A. Meave; Frans Bongers; Susan G. Letcher; Juan Manuel Dupuy; Daniel Piotto; Danaë M.A. 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 H.J. 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 A.L. Cabral; Géraldine Derroire; Geraldo Wilson Fernandes; Hans Van Der Wal; Heitor Mancini Teixeira; Henricus F.M. Vester; Hernando García; Ima C.G. 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 D.M. 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 H.S. 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 R.F. Nunes; Lourens Poorter

doi:10.1126/sciadv.abn1767

Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests

Catarina C. Jakovac, Jorge A. Meave, Frans Bongers, Susan G. Letcher, Juan Manuel Dupuy, Daniel Piotto, Danaë M.A. 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 H.J. De Jong, Bruno Ximenes Pinho, Bryan FineganCarolina 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 A.L. Cabral, Géraldine Derroire, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Hans Van Der Wal, Heitor Mancini Teixeira, Henricus F.M. Vester, Hernando García, Ima C.G. 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 D.M. 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 H.S. 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 R.F. Nunes, Lourens Poorter

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	eabn1767
Journal	Science advances
Volume	8
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abn1767
State	Published - Jul 2022

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Jakovac, C. C., Meave, J. A., Bongers, F., Letcher, S. G., Dupuy, J. M., Piotto, D., Rozendaal, D. M. A., Peña-Claros, M., Craven, D., Santos, B. A., Siminski, A., Fantini, A. C., Rodrigues, A. C., Hernández-Jaramillo, A., Idárraga, A., Junqueira, A. B., Zambrano, A. M. A., De Jong, B. H. J., Pinho, B. X., ... Poorter, L. (2022). Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests. Science advances, 8(26), Article eabn1767. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abn1767

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AU - Piotto, Daniel

AU - Rozendaal, Danaë M.A.

AU - Peña-Claros, Marielos

AU - Craven, Dylan

AU - Santos, Braulio A.

AU - Siminski, Alexandre

AU - Fantini, Alfredo C.

AU - Rodrigues, Alice C.

AU - Hernández-Jaramillo, Alma

AU - Idárraga, Alvaro

AU - Junqueira, André B.

AU - Zambrano, Angelica María Almeyda

AU - De Jong, Ben H.J.

AU - Pinho, Bruno Ximenes

AU - Finegan, Bryan

AU - Castellano-Castro, Carolina

AU - Zambiazi, Daisy Christiane

AU - Dent, Daisy H.

AU - García, Daniel Hernán

AU - Kennard, Deborah

AU - Delgado, Diego

AU - Broadbent, Eben N.

AU - Ortiz-Malavassi, Edgar

AU - Pérez-García, Eduardo A.

AU - Lebrija-Trejos, Edwin

AU - Berenguer, Erika

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AU - Aguilar-Cano, José

AU - Hernández-Stefanoni, José Luis

AU - Engel, Julien

AU - Becknell, Justin M.

AU - Zanini, Kátia

AU - Lohbeck, Madelon

AU - Tabarelli, Marcelo

AU - Romero-Romero, Marco Antonio

AU - Uriarte, Maria

AU - Veloso, Maria D.M.

AU - Espírito-Santo, Mário M.

AU - Van Der Sande, Masha T.

AU - Van Breugel, Michiel

AU - Martínez-Ramos, Miguel

AU - Schwartz, Naomi B.

AU - Norden, Natalia

AU - Pérez-Cárdenas, Nathalia

AU - González-Valdivia, Noel

AU - Petronelli, Pascal

AU - Balvanera, Patricia

AU - Massoca, Paulo

AU - Brancalion, Pedro H.S.

AU - Villa, Pedro M.

AU - Hietz, Peter

AU - Ostertag, Rebecca

AU - López-Camacho, René

AU - César, Ricardo G.

AU - Mesquita, Rita

AU - Chazdon, Robin L.

AU - Muñoz, Rodrigo

AU - DeWalt, Saara J.

AU - Müller, Sandra C.

AU - Durán, Sandra M.

AU - Martins, Sebastião Venâncio

AU - Ochoa-Gaona, Susana

AU - Rodríguez-Buritica, Susana

AU - Aide, T. Mitchell

AU - Bentos, Tony Vizcarra

AU - Moreno, Vanessa De S.

AU - Granda, Vanessa

AU - Thomas, Wayt

AU - Silver, Whendee L.

AU - Nunes, Yule R.F.

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Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests

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