Frugivores enhance potential carbon recovery in fragmented landscapes

Carolina Bello (), Thomas W. Crowther, Danielle Leal Ramos, Teresa Morán-López, Marco A. Pizo and Daisy H. Dent
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Carolina Bello: Department of Environmental Systems Science
Thomas W. Crowther: Department of Environmental Systems Science
Danielle Leal Ramos: University of Exeter
Teresa Morán-López: Universidad de Oviedo–CSIC–Principado de Asturias
Marco A. Pizo: Universidade Estadual Paulista
Daisy H. Dent: Department of Environmental Systems Science

Nature Climate Change, 2024, vol. 14, issue 6, 636-643

Abstract: Abstract 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. However, representing animals in restoration and climate change policies remains challenging because a quantitative assessment of their contribution to forest and carbon recovery is lacking. Here we used individual-based models to assess frugivore-mediated seed rain in open areas along a fragmentation gradient. Movements of large birds were limited in landscapes with 40% is essential to optimizing animals’ contribution to restoration success. Active restoration (for example, planting trees) is required in more fragmented landscapes to achieve carbon and biodiversity targets.

Date: 2024
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