Multi-scale habitat selection of key frugivores predicts large-seeded tree recruitment in tropical forest restoration

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dc.contributor.authorReid, J. Leightonen
dc.contributor.authorZahawi, Rakan A.en
dc.contributor.authorZarrate-Chary, Diego A.en
dc.contributor.authorRosales, Juan A.en
dc.contributor.authorHoll, Karen D.en
dc.contributor.authorKormann, Ursen
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-28T20:42:41Zen
dc.date.available2022-01-28T20:42:41Zen
dc.date.issued2021-12-01en
dc.date.updated2022-01-28T20:42:38Zen
dc.description.abstractLarge-seeded, animal-dispersed (LSAD) trees include some of the most valuable and threatened species in the tropics, but they are chronically underrepresented in regenerating forests. Toucans disperse many LSAD species, so attracting toucans to regenerating forests should help re-establish more diverse tree communities. We ask: (1) What constitutes suitable toucan habitat in premontane southern Costa Rica? (2) How much do small-scale restoration strategies influence toucan visitation compared to landscape-scale habitat suitability outside of restoration sites? (3) How well does toucan visitation predict the richness of LSAD tree species recruiting into regenerating forests? We combined habitat suitability models with long-term toucan observations and comprehensive tree recruitment surveys to assess these questions in a multi-site forest restoration experiment. Restoration treatments included tree plantations, natural regeneration, and applied nucleation. Habitat suitability obtained by modeling for three sympatric toucan species was predicted by elevation and the extent and age of landscape forest cover. Within suitable landscapes, toucans visited areas restored via tree planting ≥5 yr sooner and ≥2× more often than plots restored via natural regeneration. Tree plantations in suitable toucan habitat at the landscape scale had LSAD tree recruitment communities that were 2–3× richer in species than plantations in poor toucan habitat, and 71% (15/21) of all recruiting LSAD tree species were found only in plantations where landscape habitat was suitable for the largest toucan, Ramphastos ambiguus. Results support a multi-spatial-scale model for predicting toucan-mediated dispersal of LSAD trees. Tree planting increases toucan visitation and LSAD tree recruitment, but only within landscapes that represent suitable toucan habitat. More broadly, habitat suitability modeling for key seed dispersers can help prioritize restoration actions within heterogenous landscapes.en
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dc.format.extent17 page(s)en
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dc.identifierARTN e03868 (Article number)en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3868en
dc.identifier.eissn2150-8925en
dc.identifier.issn2150-8925en
dc.identifier.issue12en
dc.identifier.orcidReid, John [0000-0002-7390-2094]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/107981en
dc.identifier.volume12en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWileyen
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dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectEcologyen
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences & Ecologyen
dc.subjectbiodiversity conservationen
dc.subjectfrugivoryen
dc.subjecthabitat suitabilityen
dc.subjectnatural regenerationen
dc.subjectsecondary foresten
dc.subjectseed dispersalen
dc.subjectspecies interactionen
dc.subjecttree plantationen
dc.subjectzoochoryen
dc.subjectKEEL-BILLED TOUCANSen
dc.subjectDISPERSAL EFFECTIVENESSen
dc.subjectSPECIES DISTRIBUTIONSen
dc.subjectNEOTROPICAL TREEen
dc.subjectSUITABILITYen
dc.subjectPLANTen
dc.subjectTIMEen
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCESen
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITYen
dc.subjectCONSERVATIONen
dc.subject0501 Ecological Applicationsen
dc.subject0602 Ecologyen
dc.subject0608 Zoologyen
dc.titleMulti-scale habitat selection of key frugivores predicts large-seeded tree recruitment in tropical forest restorationen
dc.title.serialEcosphereen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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