Differential ecological filtering across life cycle stages drive old-field succession in a neotropical dry forest

Martı́nez-Ramos, Miguel; Barragán, Felipe; Mora, Francisco; Maza-Villalobos, Susana; Arreola-Villa, Luis F.; Bhaskar, Radika; Bongers, Frans; Lemus-Herrera, Celina; Paz, Horacio; Martínez‐Yrízar, Angelina; Santini, Bianca A.; Balvanera, Patricia

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118810

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“…Plant community structure seems to be driven by biotic and abiotic filters whose importance varies depending on local forest factors. Understanding the mechanisms driving plant species assembly along secondary succession provides important bases for the sustainable management of forest ecosystems and their conservation in benefit of local and non-local people (Martínez-Ramos et al, 2021). Studies in our wet forest site support the hypothesis that at early successional stages abiotic filters are more important in shaping the woody community structure, while the opposite occurs towards advanced succession (Lohbeck et al, 2015b(Lohbeck et al, , 2013.…”

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Social ecological dynamics of tropical secondary forests

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Forest Ecology and Management

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Social ecological dynamics of tropical secondary forests

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Forest Ecology and Management

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“…Abbas et al [30] established a chronosequence of five successional categories: 0-14, 14-26, 26-52, 52-70, and >70 years, respectively. Martínez-Ramos et al [17] defined five successional categories: Pasture (<1.5), Early (3.5-5.5), Mid (6)(7)(8), Advanced (A, [13][14][15], and Old-Growth Forest (OGF, forest sites without signs of human disturbance). Hu et al [31] defined a chronosequence with three categories: the early successional stage (present day), middle successional stage (hundreds of years), and late successional stage (ca.…”

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“…In addition, ~78.2% of secondary forests are 20 years old (i.e., secondary intermediate forest), and the median age is 8 years (i.e., secondary early forest) [16]. Despite evidence of local diversity across the chronosequence in tropical forests [5,17,18], knowledge on replacement in plant diversity is scarce; it is not possible to trace signals of biota homogenization.…”

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Plant Biodiversity Homogenization across the Chronosequence in Highly Fragmented Landscapes in the Colombian Andean–Amazonian Transition

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Succession in abandoned pastures in the tropics can progress along different pathways, and the changes in biodiversity on local and landscape scales, as well as in species turnover (β diversity), are still unclear. This study assessed the role of secondary forests as a plant biodiversity reservoir or as evidence of a pattern of biodiversity homogenization in a chronosequence of abandoned pastures in two highly fragmented landscapes (hills and mountains) in the Colombian Amazon. In each landscape, the plant community composition, growth habits, species richness accumulation, indicator species identification, composition dissimilarity, and influence of above- and below-ground environmental filters were evaluated in four successional stages: (i) degraded pastures (DP) (<3 years old), (ii) early forests (EF) (10–20 years old), (iii) intermediate forests (IF) (25–40 years old), and (iv) old-growth forests (OF) (>90 years old). A total of 918 species, 78 families, and 11,284 individuals were recorded. The most representative growth habits were trees and shrubs, while palms and lianas were minimal. The species accumulated rapidly in DP and EF, contrary to that observed in IF and OF; thus, DP and EF achieve inventory completeness faster than IF and OF. It was necessary to include more plots to obtain inventory completeness in IF and OF. OF had a high α diversity with similar species composition throughout (low β diversity) and high homogeneity, suggesting biotic homogenization. On the other hand, IF presented the highest species differentiation (high β diversity) and a higher divergence in species composition than OF. The spatial distance and environmental dissimilarity had the most important role in determining species composition. Finally, our results show divergence in the plant composition across the chronosequence, where DP was opposite from OF in hills. However, in mountains, DP followed the EF and IF categories. The deviation in the species composition in EF and IF suggests an exchange of species in intermediate forest ages.

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“…These ideas have been tested using functional (e.g., Hernández-Vargas et al 2019a, b, Raevel et al 2012, Bhaskar et al 2014, Csecserits et al 2021, demographic (Lasky et al 2014, Muscarella et al 2017, and or phylogenetic approaches (Letcher et al 2012, Purschke et al 2013, Maza-Villalobos et al 2020. Filters change in nature and magnitude depending on the vegetation type (Lohbeck et al 2015, Poorter et al 2021b) and as succession develops, differentially affecting distinct plant life cycle stages (Norden et al 2012, Martínez-Ramos et al 2021a.…”

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From vegetation ecology to vegetation science: current trends and perspectives

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Vegetation is a key biosphere component to supporting biodiversity on Earth, and its maintenance and proper functioning are essential to guarantee the well-being of humankind. From a broad perspective, a fundamental goal of vegetation ecology is to understand the roles of abiotic and biotic factors that affect vegetation structure, distribution, diversity, and functioning, considering the relevant spatial and temporal scales. In this contribution, we reflect on the difficulties and opportunities to accomplish this grand objective by reviewing recent advances in the main areas of vegetation ecology. We highlight theoretical and methodological challenges and point to alternatives to overcome them. Our hope is that this contribution will motivate the development of future research efforts that will strengthen the field of vegetation ecology. Ultimately, vegetation science will continue to provide a strong knowledge basis and multiple theoretical and technological tools to better face the current global environmental crisis and to address the urgent need to sustainably conserve the vegetation cover of our planet in the Anthropocene.

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Differential ecological filtering across life cycle stages drive old-field succession in a neotropical dry forest

Cited by 18 publications

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Social ecological dynamics of tropical secondary forests

Social ecological dynamics of tropical secondary forests

Plant Biodiversity Homogenization across the Chronosequence in Highly Fragmented Landscapes in the Colombian Andean–Amazonian Transition

From vegetation ecology to vegetation science: current trends and perspectives

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