No relationship between biodiversity and forest carbon sink across the subtropical Brazilian Atlantic Forest
The Brazilian Atlantic Forest (BAF) is a global biodiversity hotspot, but its carbon sink capacity, especially in the subtropical portion, is poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between biodiversity measures (i.e., taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity) and net carbo...
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| author | Kauane Maiara Bordin Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert Joice Klipel Rayana Caroline Picolotto Rodrigo Scarton Bergamin Ana Carolina da Silva Pedro Higuchi Elivane Salete Capellesso Márcia Cristina Mendes Marques Alexandre F. Souza Sandra Cristina Müller |
| author_facet | Kauane Maiara Bordin Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert Joice Klipel Rayana Caroline Picolotto Rodrigo Scarton Bergamin Ana Carolina da Silva Pedro Higuchi Elivane Salete Capellesso Márcia Cristina Mendes Marques Alexandre F. Souza Sandra Cristina Müller |
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| description | The Brazilian Atlantic Forest (BAF) is a global biodiversity hotspot, but its carbon sink capacity, especially in the subtropical portion, is poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between biodiversity measures (i.e., taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity) and net carbon change across subtropical BAF, testing whether there is a win–win situation in the conservation of biodiversity and carbon sink capacity across forests of distinct ages. We obtained the net carbon change from 55 permanent plots, from early successional to old-growth forests, by combining the carbon gains and losses across two censuses. We found that subtropical BAF are on average acting as a carbon sink, but carbon gains and losses varied a lot across plots, especially within late successional/old-growth forests. The carbon sink was consistent across different forest ages, and we did not find a relationship between biodiversity and net carbon change in subtropical BAF. Therefore, conservation programs should aim at both targets in order to maximize the protection of biodiversity and carbon capture across the secondary and old-growth subtropical BAF, especially in a scenario of global changes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b94830ef4a249c48b270ee21a23461d2023-05-25T04:24:50ZengElsevierPerspectives in Ecology and Conservation2530-06442023-04-01212112120No relationship between biodiversity and forest carbon sink across the subtropical Brazilian Atlantic ForestKauane Maiara Bordin0Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert1Joice Klipel2Rayana Caroline Picolotto3Rodrigo Scarton Bergamin4Ana Carolina da Silva5Pedro Higuchi6Elivane Salete Capellesso7Márcia Cristina Mendes Marques8Alexandre F. Souza9Sandra Cristina Müller10Laboratório de Ecologia Vegetal (LEVEG), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, 91501-970, Brazil; School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom; Corresponding author at: Laboratório de Ecologia Vegetal (LEVEG), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, 91501-970, Brazil.School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom; Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR), University of Birmingham, United KingdomLaboratório de Ecologia Vegetal (LEVEG), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, 91501-970, BrazilLaboratório de Ecologia Vegetal (LEVEG), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, 91501-970, BrazilSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom; Laboratório de Estudos em Vegetação Campestre (LEVCAMP), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, 91501-970, BrazilDepartamento de Engenharia Florestal, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Avenida Luiz de Camões, 2090, Lages, 88520-000, BrazilDepartamento de Engenharia Florestal, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Avenida Luiz de Camões, 2090, Lages, 88520-000, BrazilLaboratório de Ecologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, SCB, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Av. Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Curitiba, 81531-980, BrazilLaboratório de Ecologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, SCB, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Av. Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Curitiba, 81531-980, BrazilDepartamento de Ecologia, CB, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, BrazilLaboratório de Ecologia Vegetal (LEVEG), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, 91501-970, BrazilThe Brazilian Atlantic Forest (BAF) is a global biodiversity hotspot, but its carbon sink capacity, especially in the subtropical portion, is poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between biodiversity measures (i.e., taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity) and net carbon change across subtropical BAF, testing whether there is a win–win situation in the conservation of biodiversity and carbon sink capacity across forests of distinct ages. We obtained the net carbon change from 55 permanent plots, from early successional to old-growth forests, by combining the carbon gains and losses across two censuses. We found that subtropical BAF are on average acting as a carbon sink, but carbon gains and losses varied a lot across plots, especially within late successional/old-growth forests. The carbon sink was consistent across different forest ages, and we did not find a relationship between biodiversity and net carbon change in subtropical BAF. Therefore, conservation programs should aim at both targets in order to maximize the protection of biodiversity and carbon capture across the secondary and old-growth subtropical BAF, especially in a scenario of global changes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2530064423000068Biodiversity conservationCarbon dynamicsForest dynamicsForest productivityNet carbon changeTree mortality |
| spellingShingle | Kauane Maiara Bordin Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert Joice Klipel Rayana Caroline Picolotto Rodrigo Scarton Bergamin Ana Carolina da Silva Pedro Higuchi Elivane Salete Capellesso Márcia Cristina Mendes Marques Alexandre F. Souza Sandra Cristina Müller No relationship between biodiversity and forest carbon sink across the subtropical Brazilian Atlantic Forest Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation Biodiversity conservation Carbon dynamics Forest dynamics Forest productivity Net carbon change Tree mortality |
| title | No relationship between biodiversity and forest carbon sink across the subtropical Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_full | No relationship between biodiversity and forest carbon sink across the subtropical Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_fullStr | No relationship between biodiversity and forest carbon sink across the subtropical Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_full_unstemmed | No relationship between biodiversity and forest carbon sink across the subtropical Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_short | No relationship between biodiversity and forest carbon sink across the subtropical Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_sort | no relationship between biodiversity and forest carbon sink across the subtropical brazilian atlantic forest |
| topic | Biodiversity conservation Carbon dynamics Forest dynamics Forest productivity Net carbon change Tree mortality |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2530064423000068 |
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