Biodiversity recovery of Neotropical secondary forests

Science Advances

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2019, Pages

  Rozendaal, Danaë M A ^a,b,c   Bongers, Frans ^a   Aide, T Mitchell ^d   Alvarez Dávila, Esteban ^e,f   Ascarrunz, Nataly ^g   Balvanera, Patricia ^h   Becknell, Justin M ⁱ   Bentos, Tony V ^j   Brancalion, Pedro H S ^k   Cabral, George A L ^l   Calvo Rodriguez, Sofia ^m   Chave, Jerome ⁿ   César, Ricardo G ^k   Chazdon, Robin L ^c,o,p   Condit, Richard ^q   Dallinga, Jorn S ^a   De Almeida Cortez, Jarcilene S ^l   De Jong, Ben ^r   De Oliveira, Alexandre ^k   Denslow, Julie S ^s   Dent, Daisy H ^q,t   DeWalt, Saara J ^u   Dupuy, Juan Manuel ^v   Durán, Sandra M ^m   Dutrieux, Loïc P ^a,w   Espírito Santo, Mario M ^x   Fandino, María C ^y   Fernandes, G Wilson ^z   Finegan, Bryan ^aa   García, Hernando ^ab   Gonzalez, Noel ^ac   Moser, Vanessa Granda ^aa   Hall, Jefferson S ^q   Hernández Stefanoni, José Luis ^v   Hubbell, Stephen ^q   Jakovac, Catarina C ^j,o,ad   Hernández, Alma Johanna ^ab   Junqueira, André B ^a,o,ad,bb   Kennard, Deborah ^ae   Larpin, Denis ^af   Letcher, Susan G ^ag   Licona, Juan Carlos ^g   Lebrija Trejos, Edwin ^ah   Marín Spiotta, Erika ^ai   Martínez Ramos, Miguel ^h   Massoca, Paulo E S ^j   Meave, Jorge A ^aj   Mesquita, Rita C G ^j   Mora, Francisco ^h   Müller, Sandra C ^ak   Muñoz, Rodrigo ^aj   De Oliveira Neto, Silvio Nolasco ^al   Norden, Natalia ^ab   Nunes, Yule R F ^x   Ochoa Gaona, Susana ^r   Ortiz Malavassi, Edgar ^am   Ostertag, Rebecca ^an   Peña Claros, Marielos ^a   Pérez García, Eduardo A ^aj   Piotto, Daniel ^ao   Powers, Jennifer S ^ap   Aguilar Cano, José ^ab   Rodriguez Buritica, Susana ^ab   Rodríguez Velázquez, Jorge ^h   Romero Romero, Marco Antonio ^aj   Ruíz, Jorge ^aq,ar   Sanchez Azofeifa, Arturo ^m   De Almeida, Arlete Silva ^as   Silver, Whendee L ^at   Schwartz, Naomi B ^au   Thomas, William Wayt ^av   Toledo, Marisol ^g   Uriarte, Maria ^au   De Sá Sampaio, Everardo Valadares ^l   Van Breugel, Michiel ^q,aw,ax   Van Der Wal, Hans ^r   Martins, Sebastião Venâncio ^al   Veloso, Maria D M ^x   Vester, Hans F M ^ay   Vicentini, Alberto ^j   Vieira, Ima C G ^as   Villa, Pedro ^al,az   Williamson, G Bruce ^j,ba   Zanini, Kátia J ^ak   Zimmerman, Jess ^d   Poorter, Lourens ^a   more..

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA   (Colombia)

^f Grupo de Servicios Ecosistemicos Y Cambio Climático   (Colombia)

^g FCA UNESP   (Brazil)

^h INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

ⁱ University of Connecticut   (United States)

^j INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^l FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^m UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

ⁿ UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^o INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY   (Brazil)

^p UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^q SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^r EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^s Tulane University   (United States)

^t UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^u CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^v CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^w National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of the Biodiversity (CONABIO)   (Mexico)

^x STATE UNIVERSITY OF MONTES CLAROS   (Brazil)

^y Fondo Patrimonio Natural Para la Biodiversidad y Areas Protegidas   (Colombia)

^z FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^aa CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^ab INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE RECURSOS BIOLÓGICOS ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Colombia)

^ac Tecnológico Nacional de México Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Misantla   (Mexico)

^ad PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^ae Wubben Hall and Science Center 232   (United States)

^af MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^ag STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^ah UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^ai UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^aj UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^ak FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^al FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^am INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^an UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^ao Centro de Formação em Ciências Ambientais   (Brazil)

^ap UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^aq UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA Y TECNOLÓGICA DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^ar UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^as MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^au Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^av INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATIC BOTANY   (United States)

^aw YALE NUS COLLEGE   (Singapore)

^ax NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^ay UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^az Fundación para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad   (Venezuela)

^ba LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^bb INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; RECOVERY; SECONDARY RECOVERY; TROPICS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SECONDARY FORESTS; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; GEOGRAPHY; TROPIC CLIMATE;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTS; GEOGRAPHY; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 85062703057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23752548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau3114     Document Type: Article

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