Succession is a fundamental concept in ecology because it indicates how species
populations, communities, and ecosystems change over time on new substrate or after a …

Tropical forest recovery is fundamental to addressing the intertwined climate and
biodiversity loss crises. While regenerating trees sequester carbon relatively quickly, the …

Forest restoration is fundamental to overcoming biodiversity crises and climate change. In
tropical forests, animals can improve forest recovery as they disperse> 70% of tree species …

Forest's recovery potential in human-modified landscapes is increasingly threatened by
agricultural activities that disrupt critical sources of forest regeneration, such as the seed …

Secondary forests recovering after disturbances currently comprise about half of the world′
s tropical forests. A better understanding of the recovery of species composition, stand …

Tropical tree species are increasingly being pushed to inhabit deforested landscapes. The
habitat amount hypothesis posits that, in remaining forest patches, species diversity in equal …

Habitat loss, fragmentation, and land conversion for human use are currently the main
drivers of biodiversity loss in the Neotropics. Agropastoral and silvicultural activities are …

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 …

Aim Successional changes in functional diversity provide insights into community assembly
by indicating how species are filtered into local communities based on their traits. Here, we …

Abstract The Atlantic Forest is a global biodiversity hotspot and a significant provider of
ecosystem services to 65% of the Brazilian population. Due to being highly threatened, it is …