Title:	Simple ecological indicators benchmark regeneration success of Amazonian forests.
Authors:	GILES, A. L. SCHIETTI, J. ROSENFIELD, M. R. MESQUITA, R. C. VIEIRA, D. L. M. VIEIRA, I. C. G. POORTER, L. BRANCALION, P. H. S. PEÑA-CLAROS, M. SIQUEIRA, J. OLIVEIRA JUNIOR, L. ESPÍRITO-SANTO, M. M. do SARMENTO, P. S. de M. FERREIRA, J. N. BERENGUER, E. BARLOW, J. ELIAS, F. CASSOL, H. L. G. SILVA, R. C. RIBEIRO, S. C. MEDEIROS, N. JUNQUEIRA, A. B. MASSOCA, P. FERREIRA, M. J. GASTAUER, M. FERREIRA, L. V. ALMEIDA, D. R. A. de ARAGÃO, L. E. O. JAKOVAC, C. C.
Affiliation:	ANDRÉ L. GILES, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA JULIANA SCHIETTI, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO AMAZONAS MILENA F. ROSENFIELD, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA) RITA C. MESQUITA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA) DANIEL LUIS MASCIA VIEIRA, CENARGEN IMA C. G. VIEIRA, MUSEU PARAENSE EMILIO GOELDI LOURENS POORTER, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH PEDRO H. S. BRANCALION, UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO MARIELOS PEÑA-CLAROS, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH JOÃO SIQUEIRA, MAPBIOMAS LUIS OLIVEIRA JUNIOR, INSTITUTO DO HOMEM E MEIO AMBIENTE DA AMAZÔNIA – IMAZON MÁRIO MARCOS DO ESPÍRITO-SANTO, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE MONTES CLAROS PRISCILA SANJUAN DE MEDEIROS SARMENTO, INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO VALE DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL JOICE NUNES FERREIRA, CPATU ERIKA BERENGUER, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD JOS BARLOW, LANCASTER UNIVERSITY FERNANDO ELIAS, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DA AMAZÔNIA HENRIQUE LUIS GODINHO CASSOL, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH (INPE) RICHARLLY C. SILVA, INSTITUTO DE EDUCAÇÃO, CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA DO ESTADO DO ACRE SABINA CERRUTO RIBEIRO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE NATÁLIA MEDEIROS, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA ANDRÉ B. JUNQUEIRA, UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA PAULO MASSOCA, BIOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF FOREST FRAGMENTS PROJECT - MANAUS MARCIEL JOSE FERREIRA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO AMAZONAS (UFAM) MARKUS GASTAUER, INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO VALE DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL LEANDRO V. FERREIRA, MUSEU PARAENSE EMILIO GOELDI DANILO ROBERTI ALVES DE ALMEIDA, BIOFLORE LUIZ E. O. C. ARAGÃO, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH (INPE) CATARINA C. JAKOVAC, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA.
Date Issued:	2024
Citation:	Communications Earth & Environment, v. 5, 780, 2024.
Description:	Natural regeneration of Amazon forests offers a promising strategy to mitigate forest loss and advance the goals of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. However, the vast variability in regeneration rates across environmental gradients and over time poses considerable challenges for assessing regeneration success and ecosystem services provision in human-modified landscapes. Here we compiled 448 plots from forest regeneration in the Amazon to investigate the drivers of regrowth capacity and identify robust ecological indicators. By modeling optimal successional trajectories, we estimated reference values for vegetation structure, diversity, and functioning. After 20 years, successful regeneration should reach a minimum basal area of 14 m². ha−¹, at least 34 tree species per 100 individuals, a structural heterogeneity index of 0.27, and 123 Mg.ha−¹ of aboveground biomass. These straightforward indicators and reference values provide a foundational framework for governments and practitioners to assess success and establish targets for Amazon restoration efforts.
NAL Thesaurus:	Forest regeneration
Keywords:	Amazon restoration
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01949-9
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CENARGEN)