Abstract
Tropical Andean forests are biodiversity hotspots that have been transformed by anthropogenic activities, making ecosystem regeneration and restoration essential for their recovery. This study evaluated floristic composition, forest structure, and diversity in three land cover types within tropical Andean ecosystems: riparian forest (RF), natural regeneration (NR), and ecological restoration areas (RE). Vegetation was inventoried using standardized plots, recording species composition, diameter, and height. Basal area, size class distribution, and vertical structure were estimated. The Shannon Wiener and Simpson indices were evaluated. RF showed the highest structural complexity and basal area among the evaluated cover types, followed by ER, whereas NR showed the lowest values. NR showed the highest diversity values and a predominance of individuals in lower diameter and height classes, reflecting active recruitment and intermediate successional stages. Segment ER exhibited lower diversity and intermediate structural development, consistent with shorter recovery periods and limitations in restoration design. Overall, the integration of floristic, structural, and diversity attributes indicates distinct successional trajectories, conditioned by land-use history, disturbance intensity, and environmental heterogeneity. These findings highlight the great potential for natural regeneration under reduced anthropogenic pressure and emphasize the need to integrate passive and active restoration strategies to enhance biodiversity and resilience in Andean tropical forests.
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Riparian forest showed the highest structural complexity and basal area among the three cover types, followed by ecological restoration areas, whereas natural regeneration showed the lowest values.
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e0“RF showed the highest structural complexity and basal area among the evaluated cover types, followed by ER, whereas NR showed the lowest values”
t0“Andean Montane Forests”
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Natural regeneration areas showed the highest diversity values among the cover types.
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e0“NR showed the highest diversity values”
t0“Andean Montane Forests”
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Natural regeneration areas had a predominance of individuals in lower diameter and height classes, reflecting active recruitment and intermediate successional stages.
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e0“a predominance of individuals in lower diameter and height classes”
t0“Andean Montane Forests”
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The ecological restoration segment exhibited lower diversity and intermediate structural development.
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e0“Segment ER exhibited lower diversity and intermediate structural development”
t0“Andean Montane Forests”
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Floristic, structural and diversity attributes together indicate distinct successional trajectories conditioned by land-use history, disturbance intensity and environmental heterogeneity.
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e0“the integration of floristic, structural, and diversity attributes indicates distinct successional trajectories, conditioned by land-use history, disturbance intensity, and environmental heterogeneity”
t0“Andean Montane Forests”
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The findings highlight the great potential for natural regeneration under reduced anthropogenic pressure.
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e0“the great potential for natural regeneration under reduced anthropogenic pressure”
t0“Andean Montane Forests”
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The authors emphasize the need to integrate passive and active restoration strategies to enhance biodiversity and resilience in Andean tropical forests.
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e0“emphasize the need to integrate passive and active restoration strategies to enhance biodiversity and resilience in Andean tropical forests”
t0“Andean Montane Forests”