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ext-1b8170399d2bd45e2fe2cb3d2190c4a0 |
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2014-05-20 |
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p20411723 |
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abstract |
The time taken for forested tropical ecosystems to re-establish post-disturbance is
of widespread interest. Yet to date there has been no comparative study across tropical
biomes to determine rates of forest re-growth, and how they vary through space and
time. Here we present results from a meta-analysis of palaeoecological records that
use fossil pollen as a proxy for vegetation change over the past 20,000 years. A total
of 283 forest disturbance and recovery events, reported in 71 studies, are identified
across four tropical regions. Results indicate that forests in Central America and
Africa generally recover faster from past disturbances than those in South America
and Asia, as do forests exposed to natural large infrequent disturbances compared
with post-climatic and human impacts. Results also demonstrate that increasing frequency
of disturbance events at a site through time elevates recovery rates, indicating a
degree of resilience in forests exposed to recurrent past disturbance. |
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authorList |
authors |
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peerReviewed |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/239326 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/239423 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/239424 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/239425 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/239426 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/239427 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/240840 |
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volume |
5 |
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AcademicArticle |
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Article |
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label |
Cole, Lydia E. S.; Bhagwat, Shonil A. and Willis, Katherine J. (2014). Recovery
and resilience of tropical forests after disturbance. Nature Communications, 5, article
no. 3906. |
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label |
Cole, Lydia E. S.; Bhagwat, Shonil A. and Willis, Katherine J. (2014). Recovery
and resilience of tropical forests after disturbance. Nature Communications, 5, article
no. 3906. |
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Title |
Recovery and resilience of tropical forests after disturbance |
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oro |