Nature Communications-森林恢复驱动因素元分析-Meta-analysis.pptxVIP

A global meta-analysis on the ecological drivers of forest restoration success Lian Sun 26/10/2016 Copyrights: School of Environment, Beijing Normal University Interpretation of High Quality Literature: Nature Communications. 2016. 7:1-7 全球森林恢复成功的生态驱动（因素）元分析 Abstract Two billion ha have been identi?ed globally for forest restoration. Our meta-analysis encompassing 221 study landscapes worldwide reveals forest restoration enhances biodiversity by 15–84% and vegetation structure by 36–77%, compared with degraded ecosystems. For the ?rst time, we identify the main ecological drivers of forest restoration success (de?ned as a return to a reference condition, that is, old-growth forest) at both the local and landscape scale. These are as follows: (1) the time elapsed since restoration began, (2) disturbance type and (3) landscape context. The time elapsed since restoration began strongly drives restoration success in secondary forests, but not in selectively logged forests (which are more ecologically similar to reference systems). Landscape restoration will be most successful when previous disturbance is less intensive and habitat is less fragmented in the landscape. Restoration does not result in full recovery of biodiversity and vegetation structure, but can complement old-growth forests if there is suf?cient time for ecological succession. Objectives What are the main ecological drivers of forest restoration success for biodiversity and structural features of vegetation at both the local (from 0.01 km2 to 1.6 km2) and landscape (from 80 km2 to 6*104 km2) scale? Does restoration success change across different geographic regions and ecological metrics used to assess biodiversity? Backgrounds Restoration initiatives are becoming increasingly widespread in the world. These outcomes differ widely among projects, ranging from near-total success to complete failure. The ecological drivers of restoration success remain unclear. (previous studies only focus on time, i