US EditionEcuador Study Finds Tropical Rainforest Biodiversity Rebounds over 90% in 30 Years
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Ecuador study finds tropical rainforest biodiversity rebounds over 90% in 30 years
Tropical rainforests are home to almost two-thirds of all vertebrate species and three-quarters of all tree species: they are the most species-rich terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. However, over half of these diverse rainforests have already been cleared, and their area continues to decline drastically, primarily for agricultural purposes. Is there a chance of regeneration, and can not only trees but also the unique diversity of thousands of anim…
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ecotopical.comHow quickly do tropical forests recover? Faster than expected, but slower than it seems
A tropical forest can regrow quickly. What is harder to see is how long full ecological recovery takes. A pasture left to regenerate may, within a few decades, resemble a forest again. But resemblance can be misleading. Beneath the canopy, recovery proceeds at different rates across species, shaped by how species persist through disturbance and return afterward. A recent study of a lowland rainforest in Ecuador offers a detailed account of this …
If cocoa plantations or pastures are abandoned, tropical forests can regenerate, but how long does it take for bats, bees and soil organisms to return?
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