Journal Title
Title of Journal: Landscape Ecol
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Abbravation: Landscape Ecology
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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Authors: Romaike S Middendorp Alvaro J Pérez Armando Molina Eric F Lambin
Publish Date: 2016/02/01
Volume: 31, Issue: 7, Pages: 1581-1599
Abstract
We developed land use scenarios that differed in spatial patterns of reforestation using the Pangor watershed in the Ecuadorian Andes as a case study We distinguished between reforestation through natural regeneration of woody vegetation in abandoned fallows and planted forests through managed plantations of exotic species on previously cultivated land We simulated the restoration of woody plant biodiversity for each scenario using LANDISII a processbased model of forest dynamics A paircase comparison of simulated woody plant biodiversity for each scenario was conducted against a random scenarioSpecies richness in natural regenerating fallows was considerably higher when occurring in i close proximity to remnant forests ii areas with a high percentage of surrounding forest cover and iii compositional heterogeneous landscapes Reforestation at intermediate altitudes also positively affected restoration of woody plant species Planted exotic pine forests negatively affected species restorationOur research contributes to a better understanding of the recolonization processes of regenerating forests We provide guidelines for reforestation policies that aim to conserve and restore woody plant biodiversity by accounting for landscape attributesThis research was supported by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Programme BELSPO Project Stereo II SR/00/133 and the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique FNRS Brussels Belgium We acknowledge the collaboration and hospitality offered by the communities living in the study area in particular the family Paguay We are grateful for the data provided by Jorge Caranqui from the Herbario Politecnico CHEP in Riobamba Ecuador for the contribution of Dr Vincent Balthazar and for the advices of Prof Veerle Vanacker and Dr Patrick Meyfroidt We thank the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador and the Ecuadorian Ministerio del Ambiente for their collaboration This manuscript was greatly improved thanks to constructive comments by two anonymous reviewers
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