Defaunation Effects on Carbon Stock in Tropical Forests

Defaunation Effects on Carbon Stock in Tropical Forests

UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA “JÚLIO DE MESQUITA FILHO” unesp INSTITUTO DE BIOCIÊNCIAS – RIO CLARO PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM ECOLOGIA E BIODIVERSIDADE DEFAUNATION EFFECTS ON CARBON STOCK IN TROPICAL FORESTS LAURA CAROLINA BELLO LOZANO Tese apresentada ao Instituto de Biociências do Câmpus de Rio Claro, Universidade Estadual Paulista, como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do título de Doutora em Ecologia e Biodiversidade Julho - 2018 LAURA CAROLINA BELLO LOZANO DEFAUNATION EFFECTS ON CARBON STOCK IN TROPICAL FORESTS Orientador: Prof. Dr. Mauro Galetti Tese apresentada ao Instituto de Biociências do Campus de Rio Claro, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do título de Doutora em Ecologia e Biodiversidade Rio Claro -SP Julho 2018 634.9 Bello-Lozano, Laura Carolina B446d Defaunation effects on carbon stock in tropical forest / Laura Carolina Bello-Lozano. - Rio Claro, 2018 134 f. : il., figs., tabs. Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências de Rio Claro Orientador: Mauro Galetti 1. Florestas. 2. Defaunation. 3. Carbon stock. 4. Tropical forest. 5. Frugivory. 6. Atlantic forest. I. Título. Ficha Catalográfica elaborada pela STATI - Biblioteca da UNESP Campus de Rio Claro/SP - Ana Paula Santulo C. de Medeiros / CRB 8/7336 Defaunation effects on carbon stock Para Daniel Calderón. Por ser mi soporte, el camino a casa y la mejor cordada en esta aventura juntos en Brasil. Ivanchis que se eleve el espíritu 3 Defaunation effects on carbon stock ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The feeling of gratitude is immense. More than a Ph.D. has been a life experience. I thank all those who allowed me to reach this moment. To my father, my mother and my brothers for always being the example and support for all my crazy ideas. I thank all those who received me with affection here in Brazil and made it possible to live this experience. To Mauro huge thanks for welcoming me in his laboratory, for teaching me that research is made with passion day by day, for pushing me so much to make me grow and introduce me the research world. In the same way I thank all the professors who guided me, supported and inspired me during these 4 years: Miltinho, Pedro Jordano, Pedro Brancalion, Carlos Peres, Otso ovaskainen, Marina, Laurence, Patricia, Tadeu, Paulo Guimaraes, Mathias and all those who always had their doors open to discuss an idea, give me a guide, or simply for being an inspiration. To the members of the LABIC, students of the ecology program (extension BOTECOZOO) and to the Colombian friends. Yours smiles, love and unconditional friendship made me always feel in family. To the Brazilian state, thank you very much for opening your doors and welcoming us as one of yours, giving us health and education and letting us dream that a life in research is possible. Especial thanks to Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) (2014/01986-0, 2013/22492-2, 2015/23770-1), for its transparency, efforts and special support for the research. You dignify the lives of researchers. Especially I have to thank my husband, for having boarded with me with this crazy idea, for having been my company, family, and support in these distant places. For growing up together, for putting in our life and our home the best of yourself and make me immensely happy. To accept me and understand me. You have been the best companion on this path. To all of you. Thousand and a thousand of thanks. 4 Defaunation effects on carbon stock TABLE OF CONTENTS RESUMO…………………………………………………………………………………....7 ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………8 RESUMEN…………………………………………………………………………….….....9 1. INTRODUCTION: DEFAUNATION EFFECTS ON CARBON STOCK IN TROPICAL FORESTS………………………………………………………………...........10 1.1 ANIMALS AND PLANTS RELATIONSHIPS BY WHICH DEFAUNATION OF LARGE FRUGIVORES INFLUENCES CARBON STOCK POTENTIAL IN TROPICAL FOREST………………………………………………………………………………..…...11 1.1.1. Plants and animals traits relationships ...................................………………………….....11 1.1.2. Plants dispersal and carbon trait relationships…………………………...........................13 1.1.3. Concluding remarks ………………………………………………..………...…..........13 1.2. EFFECTS OF THE RELATIONSHIPS: EXTIRPATION OF LARGE ANIMALS CAN INDUCE CHANGES IN TREE COMMUNITIES AND CARBON STORAGE IN TROPICAL FOREST…………………………………………………………………....…14 1.2.1. Changes in forest composition due to defaunation……………………………….…...14 1.2.2. Changes in Carbon stock potential due to defaunation of large frugivores…………….16 1.2.3. Concluding remarks…………………………………………………………...………17 1.3. COMPLEXITY OF THE SYSTEM: REDUNDANCY AND COMPENSATION…...18 1.3.1. Frugivores and predators redundancy and compensation along with a defaunation gradient……………………………………………………………………………………...18 1.3.2. Concluding remarks……………………………………………………………...……21 1.4. CONSERVATION CONSEQUENCES OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEFAUNATION AND CARBON STOCK ON RESTORATION PROJECTS AND CARBON MARKETS……………………………………………………………………...21 1.4.1. The economic consequence of the effect of defaunation over carbon stock……..……22 1.4.2. Restoration effectiveness for counteract frugivore defaunation and restore carbon stock………………………………………………………………………………………...24 5 Defaunation effects on carbon stock 1.4.3. Concluding Remarks…………………………………………………………………28 2. GENERAL DISCUSSION……………………………………………………………....28 3. CONCLUSIONS………………………………………………………………………...32 CHAPTER 1. ATLANTIC FRUGIVORY. A PLANT–FRUGIVORE INTERACTION DATA SET FOR THE ATLANTIC FOREST………………………………………….…44 CHAPTER 2. DEFAUNATION AFFECTS CARBON STORAGE IN TROPICAL FORESTS……………………………………………………………………………….….84 CHAPTER 3.SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF SEED DISPERSER AND PREDATOR LOSS ON RECRUITMENT SUCCESS AND LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES FOR CARBON STOCKS IN TROPICAL RAINFORESTS…………………………………………...……95 CHAPTER 4.PUTTING A PRICE TAG ON FRUGIVORE SEED DISPERSAL SERVICE TO CARBON STOCK MARKETS……………………..……………………………...…104 CHAPTER 5. MAXIMIZING BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND CARBON STOCKING IN RESTORED TROPICAL FORESTS…………………………………...125 6 Defaunation effects on carbon stock RESUMO A extinção de animais é uma ameaça silenciosa nas florestas tropicais. As florestas tropicais estão se tornando ecossistemas defaunados, especialmente de animais de grande porte. No entanto, a defaunação vai além da perda de animais carismáticos, o que estamos perdendo são interações fundamentais que modulam a funcionalidade da floresta e, portanto, dos serviços ecossistêmicos associados. A defaunação tem efeitos sobre a dispersão de sementes, a ciclagem de nutrientes, a qualidade da água, a manipulação de matéria fecal, entre outros serviços ecossistêmicos. Nesta tese, exploramos os efeitos da defaunação de grandes animais no serviço ecosistêmico de estoque de carbono em florestas tropicais. Nós encontramos que o serviço ecossistêmico de armazenamento de carbono está sustentado pelos animais de grande porte, isso porque frugívoros grandes são os principais dispersores de árvores com sementes grandes e, as árvores com sementes grandes tendem a ser altas e com madeira densa, armazenando assim grandes quantidades de carbono. Portanto, a remoção de árvores de sementes grandes das florestas, devido à perda de dispersão induzida pela falta dos grandes frugívoros, pode reduzir o potencial do estoque de carbono da floresta. No entanto, a redução não é direta porque os frugívoros menores podem compensar parcialmente a perda dos grandes frugívoros. Além disso, a perda de grandes predadores de sementes também pode afetar o potencial estoque de carbono. Em comunidades fortemente defaunadas, pequenos roedores tendem a aumentar a sua abundância e a predação de sementes grandes, reduzindo assim o recrutamento deste tipo de árvore. Finalmente, nós exploramos o impacto da relação entre defaunação e o armazenamento potencial de carbono em programas de conservação. Nós mostramos que os projetos de restauração estão promovendo ecossistemas defaunados porque estes são dominados por árvores anemocóricas ou árvores de sementes pequenas que não irão fornecer recurso alimentar suficiente para animais grandes. Além disso, observamos que a falta de animais de grande porte pode produzir impactos econômicos nos mercados de carbono. Enfatizamos a necessidade urgente de integrar o papel dos animais em estratégias de restauração e mitigação das mudanças climáticas. O impacto econômico da defaunação no orçamento de carbono é um bom argumento para inserir os animais neste tipo de programas. Logo, devemos concentrar esforços no desenvolvimento de novas políticas nacionais e internacionais para proteger as florestas das "frentes de defaunação" assim como se tem feito com as “frentes de desmatamento." 7 Defaunation effects on carbon stock ABSTRACT Animal loss is a silent threat of forest ecosystem. Tropical forests are becoming defaunated ecosystems, especially defaunated of large animals. The loss of animals goes beyond than the loss of charismatic animals, what we are losing are key interactions that modulate the functionality of the forest and therefore of the associated ecosystem services. For instance, defaunation have effects over seed dispersal, nutrient cycling, water quality and dung removal among others ecosystem services. In this thesis, we explore the potential effects of defaunation of large animals in carbon stock ecosystem services of tropical forest. We found that the carbon stock ecosystem service is supported by large animals due to large frugivores are the main dispersers of large-seeded trees and, large-seeded trees tend to be tall trees with

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