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The Value of Primary, Secondary, and Plantation Forests for a Neotropical Herpetofauna.

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The Value of Primary, Secondary, and Plantation Forests for a Neotropical Herpetofauna. / Gardner, Toby A.; Ribiero-Junior, Marco Antônio; Barlow, Jos et al.
In: Conservation Biology, Vol. 21, No. 3, 06.2007, p. 775-787.

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Gardner, TA, Ribiero-Junior, MA, Barlow, J, Ávila-Pires, TC, Hoogmoed, MS & Peres, CA 2007, 'The Value of Primary, Secondary, and Plantation Forests for a Neotropical Herpetofauna.', Conservation Biology, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 775-787. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00659.x

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Gardner, T. A., Ribiero-Junior, M. A., Barlow, J., Ávila-Pires, T. C., Hoogmoed, M. S., & Peres, C. A. (2007). The Value of Primary, Secondary, and Plantation Forests for a Neotropical Herpetofauna. Conservation Biology, 21(3), 775-787. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00659.x

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Gardner TA, Ribiero-Junior MA, Barlow J, Ávila-Pires TC, Hoogmoed MS, Peres CA. The Value of Primary, Secondary, and Plantation Forests for a Neotropical Herpetofauna. Conservation Biology. 2007 Jun;21(3):775-787. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00659.x

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Gardner, Toby A. ; Ribiero-Junior, Marco Antônio ; Barlow, Jos et al. / The Value of Primary, Secondary, and Plantation Forests for a Neotropical Herpetofauna. In: Conservation Biology. 2007 ; Vol. 21, No. 3. pp. 775-787.

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title = "The Value of Primary, Secondary, and Plantation Forests for a Neotropical Herpetofauna.",
abstract = "Plantation forests and second-growth forests are becoming dominant components of many tropical forest landscapes. Yet there is little information available concerning the consequences of different forestry options for biodiversity conservation in the tropics. We sampled the leaf-litter herpetofauna of primary, secondary, and Eucalyptus plantation forests in the Jari River area of northeastern Brazilian Amazonia. We used four complementary sampling techniques, combined samples from 2 consecutive years, and collected 1739 leaf-litter amphibians (23 species) and 1937 lizards (30 species). We analyzed the data for differences among forest types regarding patterns of alpha and beta diversity, species-abundance distributions, and community structure. Primary rainforest harbored significantly more species, but supported a similar abundance of amphibians and lizards compared with adjacent areas of second-growth forest or plantations. Plantation forests were dominated by wide-ranging habitat generalists. Secondary forest faunas contained a number of species characteristic of primary forest habitat. Amphibian communities in secondary forests and Eucalyptus plantations formed a nested subset of primary forest species, whereas the species composition of the lizard community in plantations was distinct, and was dominated by open-area species. Although plantation forests are relatively impoverished, naturally regenerating forests can help mitigate some negative effects of deforestation for herpetofauna. Nevertheless, secondary forest does not provide a substitute for primary forest, and in the absence of further evidence from older successional stands, we caution against the optimistic claim that natural forest regeneration in abandoned lands will provide refuge for the many species that are currently threatened by deforestation.",
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RIS

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AU - Gardner, Toby A.

AU - Ribiero-Junior, Marco Antônio

AU - Barlow, Jos

AU - Ávila-Pires, Teresa Cristina

AU - Hoogmoed, Marinus S.

AU - Peres, Carlos A.

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N2 - Plantation forests and second-growth forests are becoming dominant components of many tropical forest landscapes. Yet there is little information available concerning the consequences of different forestry options for biodiversity conservation in the tropics. We sampled the leaf-litter herpetofauna of primary, secondary, and Eucalyptus plantation forests in the Jari River area of northeastern Brazilian Amazonia. We used four complementary sampling techniques, combined samples from 2 consecutive years, and collected 1739 leaf-litter amphibians (23 species) and 1937 lizards (30 species). We analyzed the data for differences among forest types regarding patterns of alpha and beta diversity, species-abundance distributions, and community structure. Primary rainforest harbored significantly more species, but supported a similar abundance of amphibians and lizards compared with adjacent areas of second-growth forest or plantations. Plantation forests were dominated by wide-ranging habitat generalists. Secondary forest faunas contained a number of species characteristic of primary forest habitat. Amphibian communities in secondary forests and Eucalyptus plantations formed a nested subset of primary forest species, whereas the species composition of the lizard community in plantations was distinct, and was dominated by open-area species. Although plantation forests are relatively impoverished, naturally regenerating forests can help mitigate some negative effects of deforestation for herpetofauna. Nevertheless, secondary forest does not provide a substitute for primary forest, and in the absence of further evidence from older successional stands, we caution against the optimistic claim that natural forest regeneration in abandoned lands will provide refuge for the many species that are currently threatened by deforestation.

AB - Plantation forests and second-growth forests are becoming dominant components of many tropical forest landscapes. Yet there is little information available concerning the consequences of different forestry options for biodiversity conservation in the tropics. We sampled the leaf-litter herpetofauna of primary, secondary, and Eucalyptus plantation forests in the Jari River area of northeastern Brazilian Amazonia. We used four complementary sampling techniques, combined samples from 2 consecutive years, and collected 1739 leaf-litter amphibians (23 species) and 1937 lizards (30 species). We analyzed the data for differences among forest types regarding patterns of alpha and beta diversity, species-abundance distributions, and community structure. Primary rainforest harbored significantly more species, but supported a similar abundance of amphibians and lizards compared with adjacent areas of second-growth forest or plantations. Plantation forests were dominated by wide-ranging habitat generalists. Secondary forest faunas contained a number of species characteristic of primary forest habitat. Amphibian communities in secondary forests and Eucalyptus plantations formed a nested subset of primary forest species, whereas the species composition of the lizard community in plantations was distinct, and was dominated by open-area species. Although plantation forests are relatively impoverished, naturally regenerating forests can help mitigate some negative effects of deforestation for herpetofauna. Nevertheless, secondary forest does not provide a substitute for primary forest, and in the absence of further evidence from older successional stands, we caution against the optimistic claim that natural forest regeneration in abandoned lands will provide refuge for the many species that are currently threatened by deforestation.

KW - amphibians • lizards • human-dominated landscapes • land-use change • primary forest • secondary forest • plantations

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JO - Conservation Biology

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