Current and Future Distribution of Five Timber Forest Species in Amazonas, Northeast Peru: Contributions towards a Restoration Strategy
Forest and land degradation is a serious problem worldwide and the Peruvian National Map of Degraded Areas indicates that 13.78% (177,592.82 km<sup>2</sup>) of the country’s territory is degraded. Forest plantations can be a restoration strategy, while conserving economically important s...
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| author | Nilton B. Rojas Briceño Dany A. Cotrina Sánchez Elgar Barboza Castillo Miguel Ángel Barrena Gurbillón Fausto O. Sarmiento Diego A. Sotomayor Manuel Oliva Rolando Salas López |
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| description | Forest and land degradation is a serious problem worldwide and the Peruvian National Map of Degraded Areas indicates that 13.78% (177,592.82 km<sup>2</sup>) of the country’s territory is degraded. Forest plantations can be a restoration strategy, while conserving economically important species affected by climate change and providing forestry material for markets. This study modelled the species distribution under current conditions and climate change scenarios of five Timber Forest Species (TFS) in the Amazonas Department, northeastern Peru. Modelling was conducted with Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) using 26 environmental variables. Of the total distribution under current conditions of <i>Cedrelinga cateniformis</i>, <i>Ceiba pentandra</i>, <i>Apuleia leiocarpa</i>, <i>Cariniana decandra</i> and <i>Cedrela montana</i>, 34.64% (2985.51 km<sup>2</sup>), 37.96% (2155.86 km<sup>2</sup>), 35.34% (2132.57 km<sup>2</sup>), 33.30% (1848.51 km<sup>2</sup>), and 35.81% (6125.44 km<sup>2</sup>), respectively, correspond to degraded areas and, therefore, there is restoration potential with these species. By 2050 and 2070, all TFS are projected to change their distribution compared to their current ranges, regardless of whether it will be an expansion and/or a contraction. Consequently, this methodology is intended to guide the economic and ecological success of forest plantations in reducing areas degraded by deforestation or similar activities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa845580134849aeb86755970b4050f32023-11-20T09:32:32ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182020-08-0112830510.3390/d12080305Current and Future Distribution of Five Timber Forest Species in Amazonas, Northeast Peru: Contributions towards a Restoration StrategyNilton B. Rojas Briceño0Dany A. Cotrina Sánchez1Elgar Barboza Castillo2Miguel Ángel Barrena Gurbillón3Fausto O. Sarmiento4Diego A. Sotomayor5Manuel Oliva6Rolando Salas López7Instituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Chachapoyas 01001, PeruInstituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Chachapoyas 01001, PeruInstituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Chachapoyas 01001, PeruInstituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Chachapoyas 01001, PeruNeotropical Montology Collaboratory, Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USADepartamento de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, La Molina 15012, PeruInstituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Chachapoyas 01001, PeruInstituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Chachapoyas 01001, PeruForest and land degradation is a serious problem worldwide and the Peruvian National Map of Degraded Areas indicates that 13.78% (177,592.82 km<sup>2</sup>) of the country’s territory is degraded. Forest plantations can be a restoration strategy, while conserving economically important species affected by climate change and providing forestry material for markets. This study modelled the species distribution under current conditions and climate change scenarios of five Timber Forest Species (TFS) in the Amazonas Department, northeastern Peru. Modelling was conducted with Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) using 26 environmental variables. Of the total distribution under current conditions of <i>Cedrelinga cateniformis</i>, <i>Ceiba pentandra</i>, <i>Apuleia leiocarpa</i>, <i>Cariniana decandra</i> and <i>Cedrela montana</i>, 34.64% (2985.51 km<sup>2</sup>), 37.96% (2155.86 km<sup>2</sup>), 35.34% (2132.57 km<sup>2</sup>), 33.30% (1848.51 km<sup>2</sup>), and 35.81% (6125.44 km<sup>2</sup>), respectively, correspond to degraded areas and, therefore, there is restoration potential with these species. By 2050 and 2070, all TFS are projected to change their distribution compared to their current ranges, regardless of whether it will be an expansion and/or a contraction. Consequently, this methodology is intended to guide the economic and ecological success of forest plantations in reducing areas degraded by deforestation or similar activities.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/8/305deforestationforest restorationclimate changeMaxEntproductive conservationspecies distribution modelling |
| spellingShingle | Nilton B. Rojas Briceño Dany A. Cotrina Sánchez Elgar Barboza Castillo Miguel Ángel Barrena Gurbillón Fausto O. Sarmiento Diego A. Sotomayor Manuel Oliva Rolando Salas López Current and Future Distribution of Five Timber Forest Species in Amazonas, Northeast Peru: Contributions towards a Restoration Strategy Diversity deforestation forest restoration climate change MaxEnt productive conservation species distribution modelling |
| title | Current and Future Distribution of Five Timber Forest Species in Amazonas, Northeast Peru: Contributions towards a Restoration Strategy |
| title_full | Current and Future Distribution of Five Timber Forest Species in Amazonas, Northeast Peru: Contributions towards a Restoration Strategy |
| title_fullStr | Current and Future Distribution of Five Timber Forest Species in Amazonas, Northeast Peru: Contributions towards a Restoration Strategy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current and Future Distribution of Five Timber Forest Species in Amazonas, Northeast Peru: Contributions towards a Restoration Strategy |
| title_short | Current and Future Distribution of Five Timber Forest Species in Amazonas, Northeast Peru: Contributions towards a Restoration Strategy |
| title_sort | current and future distribution of five timber forest species in amazonas northeast peru contributions towards a restoration strategy |
| topic | deforestation forest restoration climate change MaxEnt productive conservation species distribution modelling |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/8/305 |
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