Identifying hotspots for ecosystem restoration across heterogeneous tropical savannah-dominated regions.

ABSTRACT: There is high potential for ecosystem restoration across tropical savannah-dominated regions, but the benefits that could be gained from this restoration are rarely assessed. This study focuses on the Brazilian Cerrado, a highly species-rich savannah-dominated region, as an exemplar to review potential restoration benefits using three metrics: net biomass gains, plant species richness and ability to connect restored and native vegetation. Localized estimates of the most appropriate restoration vegetation type (grassland, savannah, woodland/forest) for pasturelands are produced. Carbon sequestration potential is significant for savannah and woodland/forest restoration in the seasonally dry tropics (net biomass gains of 58.2 ± 37.7 and 130.0 ± 69.4 Mg ha^-1). Modelled restoration s

SUBMITTER: Lewis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9661949 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature