Recovery and resilience of tropical forests after disturbance

作者: Lydia E. S. Cole , Shonil A. Bhagwat , Katherine J. Willis

DOI: 10.1038/NCOMMS4906

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摘要: The time taken for forested tropical ecosystems to re-establish post-disturbance is of widespread interest. Yet to date there has been no comparative study across tropical biomes to determine rates of forest re-growth, and how they vary through space and time. Here we present results from a meta-analysis of palaeoecological records that use fossil pollen as a proxy for vegetation change over the past 20,000 years. A total of 283 forest disturbance and recovery events, reported in 71 studies, are identified across four tropical regions. Results …

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