Functional diversity and redundancy of amphibians, ants, and dung beetles in passive and active cloud forest restoration
Por:
Diaz-Garcia, J. M., Lopez-Barrera, Fabiola, Toledo-Aceves, Tarin, Andresen, Ellen, Moreno, Claudia E., Pineda, Eduardo
Publicada:
1 dic 2022
Resumen:
Forest restoration practices have increased globally, with positive
consequences for biodiversity conservation. However, our understanding
of the variation in ecosystem functioning recovery presented among
different restoration strategies remains limited, and few studies have
compared the functional diversity of contrasting faunal assemblages.
Here, we assessed how the functional diversities and functional
redundancies of amphibian, ant, and dung beetle assemblages vary among
forests of the same age (23 years) under active (native mixed
plantations) and passive (natural regeneration) restoration, cattle
pasture (degraded ecosystem), and mature cloud forest (reference
ecosystem). We also explored how environmental variables relate to the
functional diversity of each animal assemblage. We found that functional
diversity (measured as functional richness, functional evenness, and
functional divergence) and functional redundancy in the three faunal
assemblages were similar between the two restoration strategies.
However, some attributes of functional diversity did not reach the
values of the reference ecosystem, especially in the amphibians and dung
beetles. Environmental variables related to functional diversity also
depended on the taxonomic group and the metric of functional diversity,
but the most important of these variables were vegetation condition,
canopy cover and tree density. In our study system, passive and active
restoration produced similar recovery rates of functional diversity of
the faunal assemblages. Regardless of the restoration strategy
implemented, long-term adaptive management strategies must be
implemented to ensure full recovery of biodiversity and functionality in
Neotropical cloud forest landscapes.
Filiaciones:
Diaz-Garcia, J. M.:
Red de Ecología Funcional, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Carretera Antigua a Coatepec No. 351, El Haya, Veracruz, Xalapa, 91073, Mexico
Red de Biología y Conservación de Vertebrados, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Carretera Antigua a Coatepec No. 351, El Haya, Veracruz, Xalapa, 91073, Mexico
Inst Ecol AC, Red Ecol Func, Carretera Antigua Coatepec 351, Xalapa 91073, Veracruz, Mexico
Inst Ecol AC, Red Biol & Conservat Vertebrados, Carretera Antigua Coatepec 351, Xalapa 91073, Veracruz, Mexico
Lopez-Barrera, Fabiola:
Red de Ecología Funcional, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Carretera Antigua a Coatepec No. 351, El Haya, Veracruz, Xalapa, 91073, Mexico
Inst Ecol AC, Red Ecol Func, Carretera Antigua Coatepec 351, Xalapa 91073, Veracruz, Mexico
Toledo-Aceves, Tarin:
Red de Ecología Funcional, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Carretera Antigua a Coatepec No. 351, El Haya, Veracruz, Xalapa, 91073, Mexico
Inst Ecol AC, Red Ecol Func, Carretera Antigua Coatepec 351, Xalapa 91073, Veracruz, Mexico
Andresen, Ellen:
Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro No. 8701, Ex Hacienda de San José de la Huerta, Michoacán, Morelia, 58190, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Ecosistemas & Sustentabilidad, Antigua Carretera Patzcuaro 8701, Morelia 58190, Michoacan, Mexico
Moreno, Claudia E.:
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo km 4.5, Col. Carboneras, 42184, Mineral de la Reforma, Hidalgo, Mexico
Univ Autonoma Estado Hidalgo, Ctr Invest Biol, Carretera Pachuca Tulancingo Km 4-5, Mineral De La Reforma 42184, Hidalgo, Mexico
Pineda, Eduardo:
Red de Biología y Conservación de Vertebrados, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Carretera Antigua a Coatepec No. 351, El Haya, Veracruz, Xalapa, 91073, Mexico
Inst Ecol AC, Red Biol & Conservat Vertebrados, Carretera Antigua Coatepec 351, Xalapa 91073, Veracruz, Mexico
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