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Biomass resilience of Neotropical secondary forests

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  • Lourens Poorter

    (Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University)

  • Frans Bongers

    (Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University)

  • T. Mitchell Aide

    (PO Box 23360, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan)

  • Angélica M. Almeyda Zambrano

    (Spatial Ecology and Conservation Lab, University of Alabama)

  • Patricia Balvanera

    (Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

  • Justin M. Becknell

    (Brown University, Providence)

  • Vanessa Boukili

    (University of Connecticut, Storrs)

  • Pedro H. S. Brancalion

    (Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo)

  • Eben N. Broadbent

    (Spatial Ecology and Conservation Lab, University of Alabama)

  • Robin L. Chazdon

    (University of Connecticut, Storrs)

  • Dylan Craven

    (SI ForestGEO, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Roosevelt Avenue
    German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e
    Institute for Biology, Leipzig University)

  • Jarcilene S. de Almeida-Cortez

    (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)

  • George A. L. Cabral

    (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)

  • Ben H. J. de Jong

    (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Unidad Campeche, Av. Rancho Polígono 2A)

  • Julie S. Denslow

    (Tulane University)

  • Daisy H. Dent

    (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Roosevelt Avenue
    Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling)

  • Saara J. DeWalt

    (Clemson University, 132 Long Hall)

  • Juan M. Dupuy

    (Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, AC, Unidad de Recursos Naturales)

  • Sandra M. Durán

    (University of Alberta)

  • Mario M. Espírito-Santo

    (Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros)

  • María C. Fandino

    (Fondo Patrimonio Natural para la Biodiversidad y Areas Protegidas)

  • Ricardo G. César

    (Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo)

  • Jefferson S. Hall

    (SI ForestGEO, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Roosevelt Avenue)

  • José Luis Hernandez-Stefanoni

    (Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, AC, Unidad de Recursos Naturales)

  • Catarina C. Jakovac

    (Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University
    Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Environmental Dynamics Research Coordination, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia)

  • André B. Junqueira

    (Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, Wageningen University
    Knowledge, Technology and Innovation Group, Wageningen University
    Coordenação de Tecnologia e Inovação, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia)

  • Deborah Kennard

    (Colorado Mesa University)

  • Susan G. Letcher

    (Purchase College (State University of New York), Purchase)

  • Juan-Carlos Licona

    (Instituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal (IBIF), FCA-UAGRM)

  • Madelon Lohbeck

    (Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University
    World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF))

  • Erika Marín-Spiotta

    (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 550 North Park Street, Madison)

  • Miguel Martínez-Ramos

    (Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

  • Paulo Massoca

    (Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Environmental Dynamics Research Coordination, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia)

  • Jorge A. Meave

    (Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

  • Rita Mesquita

    (Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Environmental Dynamics Research Coordination, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia)

  • Francisco Mora

    (Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

  • Rodrigo Muñoz

    (Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

  • Robert Muscarella

    (Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University
    Section of Ecoinformatics and Biodiversity, Aarhus University)

  • Yule R. F. Nunes

    (Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros)

  • Susana Ochoa-Gaona

    (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Unidad Campeche, Av. Rancho Polígono 2A)

  • Alexandre A. de Oliveira

    (Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão)

  • Edith Orihuela-Belmonte

    (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Unidad Campeche, Av. Rancho Polígono 2A)

  • Marielos Peña-Claros

    (Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University)

  • Eduardo A. Pérez-García

    (Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

  • Daniel Piotto

    (Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia, Centro de Formação em Ciências Agroflorestais)

  • Jennifer S. Powers

    (Evolution, & Behavior, University of Minnesota
    University of Minnesota)

  • Jorge Rodríguez-Velázquez

    (Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

  • I. Eunice Romero-Pérez

    (Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

  • Jorge Ruíz

    (School of Social Sciences, Geography Area, Universidad Pedagogica y Tecnologica de Colombia (UPTC)
    4841 Ellison Hall, University of California)

  • Juan G. Saldarriaga
  • Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa

    (University of Alberta)

  • Naomi B. Schwartz

    (Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University)

  • Marc K. Steininger
  • Nathan G. Swenson

    (University of Maryland, College Park)

  • Marisol Toledo

    (Instituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal (IBIF), FCA-UAGRM)

  • Maria Uriarte

    (Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University)

  • Michiel van Breugel

    (SI ForestGEO, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Roosevelt Avenue
    Yale-NUS College
    National University of Singapore)

  • Hans van der Wal

    (Sociedad y Ambiente, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur - Unidad Villahermosa)

  • Maria D. M. Veloso

    (Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros)

  • Hans F. M. Vester

    (Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), University of Amsterdam
    Bonhoeffer College, Bruggertstraat 60)

  • Alberto Vicentini

    (Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Environmental Dynamics Research Coordination, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia)

  • Ima C. G. Vieira

    (Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi)

  • Tony Vizcarra Bentos

    (Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Environmental Dynamics Research Coordination, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia)

  • G. Bruce Williamson

    (Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Environmental Dynamics Research Coordination, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
    Louisiana State University)

  • Danaë M. A. Rozendaal

    (Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University
    University of Connecticut, Storrs
    University of Regina)

Abstract

An analysis of above-ground biomass recovery during secondary succession in forest sites and plots, covering the major environmental gradients in the Neotropics.

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  • Lourens Poorter & Frans Bongers & T. Mitchell Aide & Angélica M. Almeyda Zambrano & Patricia Balvanera & Justin M. Becknell & Vanessa Boukili & Pedro H. S. Brancalion & Eben N. Broadbent & Robin L. Ch, 2016. "Biomass resilience of Neotropical secondary forests," Nature, Nature, vol. 530(7589), pages 211-214, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:530:y:2016:i:7589:d:10.1038_nature16512
    DOI: 10.1038/nature16512
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