Associations between socio-environmental factors and landscape-scale biodiversity recovery in naturally regenerating tropical and subtropical forests
Crouzeilles, Renato (International Institute for Sustainability (Brazil))
Maurenza, Daniel (Pontifícia Universidade Católica (Brazil))
Prieto, Pablo V. (Pontifícia Universidade Católica (Brazil))
Barros, Felipe S.M. (International Institute for Sustainability (Australia))
Jakovac, Catarina C. (International Institute for Sustainability (Brazil))
Ferreira, Mariana S. (Universidade Veiga de Almeida)
Chazdon, Robin (International Institute for Sustainability (Brazil))
Lindenmayer, David B. (The Australian National University)
Brancalion, Pedro (Universidade de São Paulo)
Ceccon, Eliane (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Adams, Cristina (Universidade de São Paulo)
Lazos-Chavero, Elena (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Monteiro, Lara (International Institute for Sustainability (Brazil))
Junqueira, André B. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Strassburg, Bernardo B.N. (International Institute for Sustainability (Australia))
Guariguata, Manuel R. (Center for International Forestry Research (Perú))

Data:	2021
Resum:	Natural regeneration is key for large-scale forest restoration, yet it may lead to different biodiversity outcomes depending on socio-environmental context. We combined the results of a global meta-analysis to quantify how biodiversity recovery in naturally regenerating forests deviates from biodiversity values in reference old-growth forests, with structural equation modeling, to identify direct and indirect associations between socioeconomic, biophysical and ecological factors and deviation in biodiversity recovery at a landscape scale. Low deviation within a landscape means higher chances of multiple sites in naturally regenerating forests successfully recovering biodiversity compared to reference forests. Deviation in biodiversity recovery was directly negatively associated with the percentage of cropland, forest cover, and positively associated with the percentage of urban areas in the surrounding landscape. These three factors mediated the indirect associations with rural population size, recent gross deforestation, time since natural regeneration started, mean annual temperature, mean annual water deficit, road density, land opportunity cost, percentage cover of strictly protected forest areas, and human population variation in the surrounding landscape. We suggest that natural forest restoration should be prioritized in landscapes with both low socioeconomic pressures on land use conversion to pasturelands and urban areas, and high percentage of forest cover.
Nota:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Forest landscape restoration ; Meta-analysis ; Natural regeneration ; Restoration benefits ; Socioeconomic and biophysical factors ; SDG 15 - Life on Land
Publicat a:	Conservation letters, Vol. 14, Issue 2 (April 2021) art. 12768, ISSN 1755-263X

DOI: 10.1111/conl.12768

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