Sparing land for secondary forest regeneration protects more tropical biodiversity than land sharing in cattle farming landscapes

DOI

10.1016/j.cub.2020.12.030

Publication Year

2021

Publication Site

Current Biology

Journal Volume

31

Family

Scarabaeidae

General topic

Ecology

Author

Edwards, Felicity A.; Massam, Mike R.; Cosset, Cindy C.P.; Cannon, Patrick G.; Haugaasen, Torbjørn; Gilroy, James J.; Edwards, David P.

Abstract Note

Edwards et al. use landscape simulations from bird and dung beetle field data to reveal functional, phylogenetic, and species diversity benefits of secondary forest sparing outweigh land sharing. Sparing tracks of secondary forest recovers similar biodiversity to primary sparing in 15–30 years, assisting global restoration and conservation goals.