Reassembly of a tropical rainforest ecosystem: A new chronosequence in the Ecuadorian Choco tested with the recovery of tree attributes
S. Escobar, F. L. Newell, M.-J. Endara, J. E. Guevara-Andino, A. R. Landim, E. L. Neuschulz, R. Nusser, J. Müller, K. M. Pedersen, M. Schleuning, C. J. Tremlett, E. Villa-Galaviz, H. M. Schaefer, D. A. Donoso, N. Blüthgen
The paper introduces a large-scale chronosequence in the Ecuadorian Choco to study forest recovery, finding that forest structure, biomass, and species richness increase with regeneration time and approach old-growth levels after decades to centuries.
bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2024 · PreprintEcology