Claim · model-written summary
The authors interpret the dominance of Cordia alliodora, Inga edulis, Jacaranda copaia, Piptocoma discolor and Piptadenia pteroclada as biocultural species filtering, in which trees providing food, timber, shade and cultural value are selectively retained while sustaining significant carbon stocks.
- Taxon
- Cordia alliodora, Inga edulis, Jacaranda copaia, Piptocoma discolor, and Piptadenia pteroclada
Inga edulis
Jacaranda copaia
Cordia alliodoraPiptadenia pterocladaPiptocoma discolore1 - Outcome
- selectively retainede1
- Qualifier
- biocultural species filteringe1
Verbatim
e1“Dominant taxa such as Cordia alliodora, Inga edulis, Jacaranda copaia, Piptocoma discolor, and Piptadenia pteroclada illustrate a process of biocultural species filtering, whereby trees providing food, timber, shade, and cultural value are selectively retained while sustaining significant carbon stocks”
Title
Bolier Torres; Cristhian Tipán-Torres; Héctor Reyes; et al. Sustainability 2026. doi:10.3390/su18052451
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation Old-growth forests stored the highest aboveground carbon stocks among old-growth forest, cacao agroforestry and silvopastoral systems in the Andean–Amazon transition zone of Ecuador.
- Observation Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems retained approximately 20–30% of forest carbon, equivalent to ~100–180 Mg CO2-equivalent ha−1.
- Observation A total of 151 tree species were recorded across all land-use systems.
- Observation Forests harbored the highest tree species richness, with 122 species.
- Observation Agroforestry systems harbored 35 tree species.
- Observation Silvopastoral systems harbored 28 tree species.
- Observation In agroforestry systems, eight tree species accounted for about 80% of total aboveground CO2-equivalent stocks.
- Observation In silvopastoral systems, only five tree species explained a similar (about 80%) share of aboveground carbon storage.
- Recommendation The authors argue for formal inclusion of these tree-based systems, particularly traditional silvopastoral systems, within climate finance mechanisms, nationally determined contributions and biocultural heritage frameworks.