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Amazonian secondary forests are greatly reducing fragmentation and edge exposure in old-growth forests

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Amazonian secondary forests are greatly reducing fragmentation and edge exposure in old-growth forests. / Smith, Charlotte; Barlow, Jos; Schwartz, Naomi et al.
In: Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 18, No. 12, 124016, 09.11.2023.

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Smith, C, Barlow, J, Schwartz, N, Healey, J, Young, P & Miranda, L 2023, 'Amazonian secondary forests are greatly reducing fragmentation and edge exposure in old-growth forests', Environmental Research Letters, vol. 18, no. 12, 124016. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad039e

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Smith, C., Barlow, J., Schwartz, N., Healey, J., Young, P., & Miranda, L. (2023). Amazonian secondary forests are greatly reducing fragmentation and edge exposure in old-growth forests. Environmental Research Letters, 18(12), Article 124016. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad039e

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Smith C, Barlow J, Schwartz N, Healey J, Young P, Miranda L. 2023. Amazonian secondary forests are greatly reducing fragmentation and edge exposure in old-growth forests. Environmental Research Letters. 18(12):Article 124016. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad039e

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Smith, Charlotte et al. "Amazonian secondary forests are greatly reducing fragmentation and edge exposure in old-growth forests". Environmental Research Letters. 2023. 18(12). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad039e

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Smith C, Barlow J, Schwartz N, Healey J, Young P, Miranda L. Amazonian secondary forests are greatly reducing fragmentation and edge exposure in old-growth forests. Environmental Research Letters. 2023 Nov 9;18(12):124016. Epub 2023 Oct 16. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad039e

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Smith, Charlotte ; Barlow, Jos ; Schwartz, Naomi et al. / Amazonian secondary forests are greatly reducing fragmentation and edge exposure in old-growth forests. In: Environmental Research Letters. 2023 ; Vol. 18, No. 12.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Amazonian secondary forests are greatly reducing fragmentation and edge exposure in old-growth forests

AU - Smith, Charlotte

AU - Barlow, Jos

AU - Schwartz, Naomi

AU - Healey, John

AU - Young, Paul

AU - Miranda, Leonardo

N1 - Accepted for publication on 16th December 2023 - email notification available

PY - 2023/11/9

Y1 - 2023/11/9

N2 - Restoration of tropical landscapes through the expansion of secondary forests is crucial for climate change mitigation and offers co-benefits for biodiversity. However, the strength of these benefits is influenced by the position of these secondary forests within the landscape. Recovery of both carbon stocks and biodiversity in secondary forests are enhanced by proximity to old-growth forests, and old-growth forests may benefit from secondary forests in return through buffering of edge effects and reduced fragmentation. However, to date there has been no biome-wide assessment of secondary forest location relative to old-growth forests. We mapped Amazonian secondary forests and explored their proximity to old-growth forests of different conditions. We then calculated the extent to which secondary forests buffer old-growth edge forest (

AB - Restoration of tropical landscapes through the expansion of secondary forests is crucial for climate change mitigation and offers co-benefits for biodiversity. However, the strength of these benefits is influenced by the position of these secondary forests within the landscape. Recovery of both carbon stocks and biodiversity in secondary forests are enhanced by proximity to old-growth forests, and old-growth forests may benefit from secondary forests in return through buffering of edge effects and reduced fragmentation. However, to date there has been no biome-wide assessment of secondary forest location relative to old-growth forests. We mapped Amazonian secondary forests and explored their proximity to old-growth forests of different conditions. We then calculated the extent to which secondary forests buffer old-growth edge forest (

U2 - 10.1088/1748-9326/ad039e

DO - 10.1088/1748-9326/ad039e

M3 - Letter

VL - 18

JO - Environmental Research Letters

JF - Environmental Research Letters

SN - 1748-9326

IS - 12

M1 - 124016

ER -