@article{fdi:010092534,
  title = {{D}isrupted montane forest recovery hinders biodiversity conservation in the tropical {A}ndes},
  author = {{C}hristmann, {T}. and {P}alomeque, {X}. and {A}rmenteras, {D}. and {W}ilson, {S}.{J}. and {M}alhi, {Y}. and {O}liveras {M}ennor, {I}mma},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}im : {A}ndean montane forests are biodiversity hotspots and large carbon stores and they provide numerous ecosystem services. {F}ollowing land abandonment after centuries of forest clearing for agriculture in the {A}ndes, there is an opportunity for forest recovery. {F}ield-based studies show that forests do not always recover. {H}owever, large-scale and long-term knowledge of recovery dynamics of {A}ndean forests remains scarce. {T}his paper analyses tropical montane forest recovery trajectories over a 15-year time frame at the landscape and tropical {A}ndean scale to inform restoration planning.{M}ethods : {W}e first detect "potential recovery" as areas that have experienced a forest transition between 2000 and 2005. {T}hen, we use {L}andsat time series analysis of the normalized difference water index ({NDWI}) to classify four "realized recovery" trajectories ("ongoing", "arrested", "disrupted" and "no recovery") based on a sequential pattern of 5-yearly {Z}-score anomalies for 2005-2020. {W}e compare these results against an analysis of change in tree cover to validate against other datasets.{R}esults : {A}cross the tropical {A}ndes, we detected a potential recovery area of 274 km(2) over the period. {D}espite increases in tree cover, most areas of the {A}ndes remained in early successional states (10-25% tree cover), and {NDWI} levelled out after 5-10 years. {O}f all potential forest recovery areas, 22% showed "ongoing recovery", 61% showed either "disrupted" or "arrested recovery", and 17% showed "no recovery". {O}ur method captured forest recovery dynamics in a {P}eruvian arrested succession context and in landscape-scale tree-planting efforts in {E}cuador.{M}ain conclusions : {F}orest recovery across the {A}ndes is mostly disrupted, arrested or unsuccessful, with consequences for biodiversity recovery and provision of ecosystem services. {L}ow-recovery areas identified in this study might be good candidates for active restoration interventions in this {UN} {D}ecade on {R}estoration. {F}uture studies could determine restoration strategies and priorities and suggest management strategies at a local planning scale across key regions in the biodiversity hotspot.},
  keywords = {{ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {ANDES} ; {COLOMBIE} ; {EQUATEUR} ; {PEROU}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal {E}cology and {B}iogeography},
  volume = {32},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {793--808},
  ISSN = {1466-822{X}},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1111/geb.13666},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092534},
}