Plant functional group responses in an African tropical forest recovering from disturbance

Eycott, Amy E.; Esaete, Josephine; Reiniö, Jenny; Telford, Richard J.; Vandvik, Vigdis

doi:10.1080/17550874.2016.1143535

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“…Disturbance in tropical forests reduces primary forest size reflecting higher land use pressures and improved access for resource extraction and/or conversion in smaller fragments (Hansen et al, 2020). Disturbance modifies the forests' microclimate, water and nutrient availability, canopy cover and interception of solar radiation and thus change the local scale micro environment which influences terrestrial fern species (Eycott et al, 2016; Tommaso et al, 2020). In our case, forest such as Mpanga and Kituza which had strict protection from government minimised influences of human disturbance and this translated into highest fern species.…”

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Species richness and distribution of terrestrial ferns in tropical forest fragments in and around Kampala central, Uganda

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The effects of forest fragmentation on the terrestrial fern species in forest fragments in and around Kampala, central Uganda, were investigated by comparing species richness and distribution among forest fragments of varying sizes ranging from 5 ha to 438 ha. Terrestrial ferns were inventoried in each of the fragment using the plot method (plots of 10 × 30 m, each). Number of sampling units taken varied with the size of the fragments. A total of 49 species belonging to 11 families and 25 genera How to cite this article: Bulafu, C., Mucunguzi, P., & Sabakaki, P. Z. (2022). Species richness and distribution of terrestrial ferns in tropical forest fragments in and around Kampala central, Uganda.

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Species richness and distribution of terrestrial ferns in tropical forest fragments in and around Kampala central, Uganda

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Close linkages between leaf functional traits and soil and leaf C:N:P stoichiometry under altered precipitation in a desert steppe in northwestern China

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Terrestrial ecosystem restoration increases biodiversity and reduces its variability, but not to reference levels: A global meta‐analysis

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Ecological restoration projects often have variable and unpredictable outcomes, and these can limit the overall impact on biodiversity. Previous syntheses have investigated restoration effectiveness by comparing average restored conditions to average conditions in unrestored or reference systems. Here, we provide the first quantification of the extent to which restoration affects both the mean and variability of biodiversity outcomes, through a global meta‐analysis of 83 terrestrial restoration studies. We found that, relative to unrestored (degraded) sites, restoration actions increased biodiversity by an average of 20%, while decreasing the variability of biodiversity (quantified by the coefficient of variation) by an average of 14%. As restorations aged, mean biodiversity increased and variability decreased relative to unrestored sites. However, restoration sites remained, on average, 13% below the biodiversity of reference (target) ecosystems, and were characterised by higher (20%) variability. The lower mean and higher variability in biodiversity at restored sites relative to reference sites remained consistent over time, suggesting that sources of variation (e.g. prior land use, restoration practices) have an enduring influence on restoration outcomes. Our results point to the need for new research confronting the causes of variability in restoration outcomes, and close variability and biodiversity gaps between restored and reference conditions.

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Plant functional group responses in an African tropical forest recovering from disturbance

Cited by 3 publications

References 70 publications

Species richness and distribution of terrestrial ferns in tropical forest fragments in and around Kampala central, Uganda

Species richness and distribution of terrestrial ferns in tropical forest fragments in and around Kampala central, Uganda

Close linkages between leaf functional traits and soil and leaf C:N:P stoichiometry under altered precipitation in a desert steppe in northwestern China

Terrestrial ecosystem restoration increases biodiversity and reduces its variability, but not to reference levels: A global meta‐analysis

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