Vegetation structure, species diversity, and ecosystem processes as measures of restoration success

Ruiz-Jaén, María C.; Aide, T. Mitchell

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2005.07.008

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“…In the bush areas of the backdunes, increased ant species diversity results mainly from the existence of the canopy and leaf litter, which provide complexity and buffer from stress. These structures provide increased niche space and play crucial roles in supporting high diversity of not only ants, but also other fauna (Hansen 2000;Ruiz-Jaen and Aide 2005;Silva et al 2011). Our study emphasizes the importance of protecting backdunes, which act as critical habitats but are frequently disturbed in northern Gulf of Mexico (Pries et al 2009).…”

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Ant community structure and response to disturbances on coastal dunes of Gulf of Mexico

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Coastal dunes are complex and fragile ecosystems. The decrease in environmental stressors from sea to inland creates zonation patterns of habitats, which support high biodiversity. Although coastal dunes have been examined in primary succession studies for more than 100 years, invertebrates have received much less attention than other taxa. In this study, we examined ant community composition and its relationship with vegetation structure on dunes, and used ants as indicators to reveal the influence of anthropogenic disturbances on these habitats. Quadrat sampling, hand collecting, and beating plants were used to sample ants on coastal dunes fringing the northern Gulf of Mexico. Ants representing 44 species were found, with diversity and number of functional groups increasing from foredunes to backdunes. Bush areas of the backdunes supported a unique ant community. Ant diversity was correlated with plant richness, stem number, and plant cover, but the correlation was not consistent among habitats. Ant diversity was lower in degraded, young-planted, and re-built but not in old-planted sites. In addition, different types of disturbance changed the ant community and functional groups in different ways. Our study emphasizes the importance of protecting the whole dune system, especially the backdunes, which support high diversity but are often completely destroyed by urban development. Data from this research provides a benchmark to examine trajectories of coastal dune ecosystem degradation or recovery when exposed to natural or anthropogenic disturbances.

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Ant community structure and response to disturbances on coastal dunes of Gulf of Mexico

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“…The simplest monitoring of the restoration process is to evaluate both the diversity and vegetation structure that grows in the restoration area, compared to the reference area chosen as a consideration to know the progress of restoration process [5,9]. Sometimes, land coverage by vegetation is considered sufficient to declare that restoration has been successfully done.…”

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Ecosystem Services Assessment after 13 Years Restoration Program in the Janitri Water Spring Conservation Area at Batu City

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Yulistyarini

Arisoesilaningsih

2018

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Janitri water springs conservation area was restored by local government on 2004, with local and others plants based on recommendation of community around the area. The objective of the research is to evaluate the restoration success by comparing the vegetation, soil biophysics condition and ecosystem services provided in the restored area, secondary forest, and agricultural land as a positive and negative control. Result shows that the diversity index for trees, sapling and groundcover in the restored area (tree: 1.55; sapling: 2.61; groundcover: 2.71) have the higher value than in the secondary forest (tree: 0.79; sapling: 2.30; groundcover: 2.33), although its density value is lower than in the secondary forest. The vegetation quality in the restored area is much better than in the agricultural land. Soil and bulk density in the restored area are higher than in the secondary forest and lower than in the agricultural land. Infiltration rate in the three areas was not significantly different, however secondary forest has the highest value, while the C-stock in the secondary forest almost four times than in the restored area. The restoration that have been done, has already increase the diversity, soil biophysics characteristic, and its ecosystem services in the restored area, however the restoration process should be monitored frequently to keep the restoration activity run as planned.

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“…Seja por acelerar a recuperação da estrutura florestal (CHAPMAN; CHAPMAN, 1996;AIDE et al, 2000;SOUZA;BATISTA, 2004;CHA-ZDON, 2008, LETCHER;CHAZDON, 2009;HOLL;AIDE, 2011) ou por proporcionar o aumento do fluxo de espécies na paisagem (SANSEVERO et al, 2011;WORTLEY et al, 2013), as intervenções de restauração facilitam a colonização do ecossistema por espécies do pool regional (LUGO, 1992;PARROTTA et al, 1997;AIDE, 2005b;SUGANUMA et al, 2014). Caracterizar as tendências de evolução de algumas variáveis dos ecossistemas em restauração ao longo do tempo se faz necessário, quer seja para aprimorar pesquisas futuras, para verificar se os objetivos da ação de restauração foram alcançados ou, ainda, para justificar a inclusão da restauração ecológica nas políticas de manejo dos recursos naturais (WORTLEY et al, 2013).…”

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“…Os desafios para o monitoramento da qualidade do ecossistema começam na escolha de bons indicadores ecológicos (DALE;BEYELER, 2001), que devem ser de fácil aplicação e, no caso de ecossistemas em restauração, devem representar a gradual recuperação da biodiversidade, de processos ecológicos relevantes e de serviços ecossistêmicos que resultam das intervenções realizadas AIDE, 2005aAIDE, , 2005bSUDING, 2011).…”

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Valores esperados para atributos de florestas ripárias em restauração em diferentes idades

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2016

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ResumoProjetos de restauração florestal vêm se multiplicando nos últimos anos no Brasil, mas ainda persiste a dificuldade em avaliar se o ecossistema, ao longo de sua trajetória temporal, está se desenvolvendo adequadamente ou se está aquém das expectativas. Neste estudo, visamos dar suporte ao monitoramento de matas ciliares em restauração em regiões de Floresta Estacional Semidecidual (Mata Atlântica), gerando valores esperados para diferentes atributos da comunidade arbórea em cada idade. Os valores de referência foram obtidos por meio de modelos lineares, a partir da amostragem de um conjunto de 26 plantios de restauração em diferentes idades. Selecionamos, como indicadores ecológicos para monitorar o desenvolvimento dos ecossistemas em restauração, atributos que: 1) seguem trajetórias previsíveis ao longo do tempo e 2) representam a evolução estrutural, de riqueza e de restabelecimento de serviços ecossistêmi-cos relevantes. Apresentamos valores esperados para idades desde 4 até 25 anos, para os indicadores: área basal, biomassa aérea, cobertura de copas (por dois métodos distintos), riqueza total (plantadas + regenerantes), riqueza e densidade de regenerantes em duas classes de tamanho. O resultado do estudo é uma ferramenta robusta para avaliar se determinada floresta está se desenvolvendo adequadamente ou se está abaixo do esperado para o tempo decorrido desde o início da restauração, requerendo ações de manejo adaptativo. Esta ferramenta poderá ser aprimorada à medida que novos dados sejam gerados para o tipo florestal estudado e também pode servir de base metodológica para a geração de valores esperados ao longo do tempo para outros tipos de vegetação em restauração.Palavras-chave: indicadores ecológicos, restauração ecológica, monitoramento, modelos lineares, floresta estacional semidecidual, resiliência. AbstractForest restoration projects have increased in number and extension in Brazil in recent years. Notwithstanding, the difficulty in evaluating if the ecosystem undergoing restoration follows an expected trajectory or is under the expectations; this is an obstacle to be overcome. This study aimed at generating expected values for monitoring community attributes of riparian forests over the ages after planting trees. In this region the semi-deciduous Atlantic Forest was the historical vegetation. The reference values were obtained by modeling the trajectories of 26 riparian forests undergoing restoration at different ages. Among the tree community attributes analyzed, we selected as ecological indicators, those that: 1) followed predictable trajectories through time, and 2) represented the recovery of ecosystem structure, richness and relevant ecosystem services. Expected values for forest restoration projects aging from 4 -25 years are presented for the indicators: basal area, aerial biomass, canopy cover (by two different methods), total tree richness (planted + regenerating), density and richness of tree species spontaneously regenerating in two size classes. The result is a robust tool to veri...

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Vegetation structure, species diversity, and ecosystem processes as measures of restoration success

Cited by 213 publications

References 55 publications

Ant community structure and response to disturbances on coastal dunes of Gulf of Mexico

Ant community structure and response to disturbances on coastal dunes of Gulf of Mexico

Ecosystem Services Assessment after 13 Years Restoration Program in the Janitri Water Spring Conservation Area at Batu City

Valores esperados para atributos de florestas ripárias em restauração em diferentes idades

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