ArticlePhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2023
Animal seed dispersal recovery during passive restoration in a forested landscape.
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- A meta-analysis of carbon losses and gains from tropical moist forest degradation and regeneration.Science advances · 2026Pooled it
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- Fire and edge disturbances in the Amazon rainforest: impacts on animal-fruit and seed interactions.Oecologia · 2026Article
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- Seed dispersal dynamics in northern Iran: a comparative analysis of native large mammals and domestic sheep.BMC ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Chronosequence Resampling Elucidates Tree Community and Forest Structure Recovery Patterns in Restored Tropical Rainforest.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Persistent Effects of Landscape Context on Recruitment Dynamics During Secondary Succession of Tropical Forests.Global change biology · 2025Article
- Three-dimensional vegetation structure drives patterns of seed dispersal by African hornbills.The Journal of animal ecology · 2024Article
- Tree functional composition, functional diversity, and aboveground biomass show dissimilar trajectories in a tropical secondary forest restored through assisted natural regeneration.Ecology and evolution · 2023Article
- Animal seed dispersal recovery during passive restoration in a forested landscape.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Realizing the potential of restoration science.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Fifteen essential science advances needed for effective restoration of the world's forest landscapes.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
Seed dispersal by animals is key for restoration of tropical forests because it maintains plant diversity and accelerates community turnover. Therefore, changes in seed dispersal during forest restoration can indicate the recovery of species interactions, and yet these changes are rarely considered in forest restoration planning. In this study, we examined shifts in the importance of different seed dispersal modes during passive restoration in a tropical chronosequence spanning more than 100 years, by modelling the proportion of trees dispersed by bats, small birds, large birds, flightless mammals and abiotic means as a function of forest age. Contrary to expectations, tree species dispersed by flightless mammals dominated after 20 years of regeneration, and tree richness and abundance dispersed by each mode mostly recovered to old growth levels between 40 and 70 years post-abandonment. Seed dispersal by small birds declined over time during regeneration, while bat dispersal played a minor role throughout all stages of succession. Results suggest that proximity to old growth forests, coupled with low hunting, explained the prevalence of seed dispersal by animals, especially by flightless mammals at this site. We suggest that aspects of seed dispersal should be monitored when restoring forest ecosystems to evaluate the reestablishment of species interactions. This article is part of the theme issue 'Understanding forest landscape restoration: reinforcing scientific foundations for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration'.
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