Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleared, while secondary forests that regrow on abandoned agricultural lands increase in extent. We assess how tree species richness and composition recover during secondary succession across gradients in environmental conditions and anthropogenic disturbance in an unprecedented multisite analysis for the Neotropics. Secondary forests recover remarkably fast in species richness but slowly in species composition. Secondary forests take a median time of five decades to recover the species richness of old-growth forest (80% recovery after 20 years) based on rarefaction analysis. Full recovery of species composition takes centuries (only 34% recovery a...
Secondary forests are promoted as having pivotal roles in reversing the tropical extinction crisis. ...
Tropical forests disappear rapidly because of deforestation, yet they have the potential to regrow n...
Forests that regrow naturally on abandoned fields are important for restoring biodiversity and ecosy...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu MdM-2015-0552Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense dive...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Tropical forests disappear rapidly because of deforestation, yet they have the potential to regrow n...
Secondary forests are promoted as having pivotal roles in reversing the tropical extinction crisis. ...
Secondary forests are promoted as having pivotal roles in reversing the tropical extinction crisis. ...
Tropical forests disappear rapidly because of deforestation, yet they have the potential to regrow n...
Forests that regrow naturally on abandoned fields are important for restoring biodiversity and ecosy...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu MdM-2015-0552Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense dive...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleare...
Tropical forests disappear rapidly because of deforestation, yet they have the potential to regrow n...
Secondary forests are promoted as having pivotal roles in reversing the tropical extinction crisis. ...
Secondary forests are promoted as having pivotal roles in reversing the tropical extinction crisis. ...
Tropical forests disappear rapidly because of deforestation, yet they have the potential to regrow n...
Forests that regrow naturally on abandoned fields are important for restoring biodiversity and ecosy...