Does plantation forestry restore biodiversity or create green deserts? A synthesis of the effects of land-use transitions on plant species richness.

摘要: Plantations are established for a variety of reasons including wood production, soil and water conservation, more recently, carbon sequestration. The effect this growing land-use change on biodiversity, however, is poorly understood considerable debate exists as to whether plantations ‘green deserts’ or valuable habitat indigenous flora fauna. This paper synthesizes peer-reviewed articles that provide quantitative data plant species richness in paired land uses, most often representative pre-plantation cover. results synthesis suggest the value biodiversity varies considerably depending original cover grassland, shrubland, primary forest, secondary degraded exotic pasture, native tree planted. study likely contribute when lands rather than replacing natural ecosystems, such forests, grasslands, shrublands, used species. These findings can help guide afforestation reforestation programs, those aimed at increasing terrestrial