Article: How are biodiversity and carbon stock recovered during tropical forest restoration? Supporting the ecological paradigms and political context involved
Journal for nature conservation. 2022 Feb., v. 65
2022
Abstract: To meet agendas for biodiversity conservation and mitigation of climate change, large-scale restoration initiatives propose ecological restoration as an alternative that can reconcile these two objectives. In ongoing ecosystem restoration, increased ... ...
Abstract | To meet agendas for biodiversity conservation and mitigation of climate change, large-scale restoration initiatives propose ecological restoration as an alternative that can reconcile these two objectives. In ongoing ecosystem restoration, increased diversity is always associated with increased productivity (and consequent carbon stock), which is among the most important ecosystem functions. The ecological paradigm of this association is that ecosystem biodiversity (B) is positively related to both ecosystem functions and services (EF and ES). However, BEF and BES relationships vary spatially and temporally, which makes understanding these relationships relevant and important for practical restoration actions. In this study, we asked how biodiversity and carbon stock recovery occurs during tropical forest restoration. We reviewed literature of the relationships between BEF and BES in the context of ecological restoration and asked whether ecological restoration can recover both. In addition, we conducted a metadata analysis of studies on the recovery of biodiversity and biomass in regenerating tropical forests (n = 83) to find the best model that describes this relationship. In general, studies showed that ecosystem biodiversity and productivity are positively related, and that restoration can recover both. We found an asymptotic and positive correlation between biodiversity and biomass in tropical forests, suggesting limitation of the mutual gains of these two ecosystem properties during restoration. We discuss these results in the context of ecological theory and the practice of ecological restoration. |
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Keywords | biodiversity ; biodiversity conservation ; biomass ; carbon sinks ; climate change ; ecosystems ; forest restoration ; metadata ; models ; politics ; tropical forests |
Language | English |
Dates of publication | 2022-02 |
Publishing place | Elsevier GmbH |
Document type | Article |
ZDB-ID | 2077553-2 |
ISSN | 1618-1093 ; 1617-1381 |
ISSN (online) | 1618-1093 |
ISSN | 1617-1381 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.jnc.2021.126115 |
Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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