Non-native and invasive tree species are abundant in neotropical secondary forest but decline over time

Angélica F. Resende, Lourens Poorter, Fabio A. R. Matos, Frans Bongers, Ricardo César, Gustavo Heringer, Iris Hordijk, Catarina C. Jakovac, Masha T. van der Sande, Robin L. Chazdon, Daisy H. Dent, Géraldine Derroire, Juan M. Dupuy-Rada, Alfredo Fantini, Geraldo W. Fernandes, José Luis Hernández-Stefanoni, Peter Hietz, Madelon Lohbeck, Natalia Norden, Jorge Ruíz, Marcelo Tabarelli, Hans F. M. Vester, Pedro Manuel Villa, Bruno X. Pinho, Danaë M. A. Rozendaal, Bráulio A. Santos, T. Mitchell Aide, Jarcilene S. de Almeida-Cortez, Angélica María Almeyda Zambrano, Esteban Alvarez-Davila, Mário M. Espírito-Santo, Justin M. Becknell, Eben N. Broadbent, Carolina Castellano-Castro, Jérôme Chave, Daisy Christiane Zambiazi, Saara J. DeWalt, Maria C. Fandiño, Jefferson S. Hall, Alma Johanna Hernández, Álvaro Idárraga, André B. Junqueira, Deborah Kennard, Susan G. Letcher, René López-Camacho, Miguel Martínez-Ramos, Jorge A. Meave, Felipe Melo, Rita Mesquita, Francisco Mora, Sandra C. Müller, Yule R. F. Nunes, Edgar Ortiz-Malavassi, Marielos Peña-Claros, Daniel Piotto, Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Naomi B. Schwartz, Alexandre Siminski, Heitor Mancini Teixeira, Maria Uriarte, Michiel van Breugel, Maria D. M. Veloso, Ima C. G. Vieira, G. Bruce Williamson, Kátia J. Zanini, Pedro H. S. Brancalion

Open source

DOI
10.1038/s41477-026-02327-3
Published
2026-07-24
Container
Nature Plants
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Open access
unknown

Credibility signals

uncertain Score 64/100 under policy 1.0.0. This is a metadata assessment, not a judgment of the paper's conclusions.

Show all credibility signals

Cite this work

BibTeX

@article{allodium:10.1038/s41477-026-02327-3,
  title = {Non-native and invasive tree species are abundant in neotropical secondary forest but decline over time},
  author = {Angélica F. Resende and Lourens Poorter and Fabio A. R. Matos and Frans Bongers and Ricardo César and Gustavo Heringer and Iris Hordijk and Catarina C. Jakovac and Masha T. van der Sande and Robin L. Chazdon and Daisy H. Dent and Géraldine Derroire and Juan M. Dupuy-Rada and Alfredo Fantini and Geraldo W. Fernandes and José Luis Hernández-Stefanoni and Peter Hietz and Madelon Lohbeck and Natalia Norden and Jorge Ruíz and Marcelo Tabarelli and Hans F. M. Vester and Pedro Manuel Villa and Bruno X. Pinho and Danaë M. A. Rozendaal and Bráulio A. Santos and T. Mitchell Aide and Jarcilene S. de Almeida-Cortez and Angélica María Almeyda Zambrano and Esteban Alvarez-Davila and Mário M. Espírito-Santo and Justin M. Becknell and Eben N. Broadbent and Carolina Castellano-Castro and Jérôme Chave and Daisy Christiane Zambiazi and Saara J. DeWalt and Maria C. Fandiño and Jefferson S. Hall and Alma Johanna Hernández and Álvaro Idárraga and André B. Junqueira and Deborah Kennard and Susan G. Letcher and René López-Camacho and Miguel Martínez-Ramos and Jorge A. Meave and Felipe Melo and Rita Mesquita and Francisco Mora and Sandra C. Müller and Yule R. F. Nunes and Edgar Ortiz-Malavassi and Marielos Peña-Claros and Daniel Piotto and Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa and Naomi B. Schwartz and Alexandre Siminski and Heitor Mancini Teixeira and Maria Uriarte and Michiel van Breugel and Maria D. M. Veloso and Ima C. G. Vieira and G. Bruce Williamson and Kátia J. Zanini and Pedro H. S. Brancalion},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature Plants},
  doi = {10.1038/s41477-026-02327-3},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-026-02327-3}
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Non-native and invasive tree species are abundant in neotropical secondary forest but decline over time
AU  - Angélica F. Resende
AU  - Lourens Poorter
AU  - Fabio A. R. Matos
AU  - Frans Bongers
AU  - Ricardo César
AU  - Gustavo Heringer
AU  - Iris Hordijk
AU  - Catarina C. Jakovac
AU  - Masha T. van der Sande
AU  - Robin L. Chazdon
AU  - Daisy H. Dent
AU  - Géraldine Derroire
AU  - Juan M. Dupuy-Rada
AU  - Alfredo Fantini
AU  - Geraldo W. Fernandes
AU  - José Luis Hernández-Stefanoni
AU  - Peter Hietz
AU  - Madelon Lohbeck
AU  - Natalia Norden
AU  - Jorge Ruíz
AU  - Marcelo Tabarelli
AU  - Hans F. M. Vester
AU  - Pedro Manuel Villa
AU  - Bruno X. Pinho
AU  - Danaë M. A. Rozendaal
AU  - Bráulio A. Santos
AU  - T. Mitchell Aide
AU  - Jarcilene S. de Almeida-Cortez
AU  - Angélica María Almeyda Zambrano
AU  - Esteban Alvarez-Davila
AU  - Mário M. Espírito-Santo
AU  - Justin M. Becknell
AU  - Eben N. Broadbent
AU  - Carolina Castellano-Castro
AU  - Jérôme Chave
AU  - Daisy Christiane Zambiazi
AU  - Saara J. DeWalt
AU  - Maria C. Fandiño
AU  - Jefferson S. Hall
AU  - Alma Johanna Hernández
AU  - Álvaro Idárraga
AU  - André B. Junqueira
AU  - Deborah Kennard
AU  - Susan G. Letcher
AU  - René López-Camacho
AU  - Miguel Martínez-Ramos
AU  - Jorge A. Meave
AU  - Felipe Melo
AU  - Rita Mesquita
AU  - Francisco Mora
AU  - Sandra C. Müller
AU  - Yule R. F. Nunes
AU  - Edgar Ortiz-Malavassi
AU  - Marielos Peña-Claros
AU  - Daniel Piotto
AU  - Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa
AU  - Naomi B. Schwartz
AU  - Alexandre Siminski
AU  - Heitor Mancini Teixeira
AU  - Maria Uriarte
AU  - Michiel van Breugel
AU  - Maria D. M. Veloso
AU  - Ima C. G. Vieira
AU  - G. Bruce Williamson
AU  - Kátia J. Zanini
AU  - Pedro H. S. Brancalion
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nature Plants
DO  - 10.1038/s41477-026-02327-3
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-026-02327-3
ER  - 

APA

Resende, A. F., Poorter, L., Matos, F. A. R., Bongers, F., César, R., Heringer, G., Hordijk, I., Jakovac, C. C., Sande, M. T. V. D., Chazdon, R. L., Dent, D. H., Derroire, G., Dupuy-Rada, J. M., Fantini, A., Fernandes, G. W., Hernández-Stefanoni, J. L., Hietz, P., Lohbeck, M., Norden, N., Ruíz, J., Tabarelli, M., Vester, H. F. M., Villa, P. M., Pinho, B. X., Rozendaal, D. M. A., Santos, B. A., Aide, T. M., Almeida-Cortez, J. S. D., Zambrano, A. M. A., Alvarez-Davila, E., Espírito-Santo, M. M., Becknell, J. M., Broadbent, E. N., Castellano-Castro, C., Chave, J., Zambiazi, D. C., DeWalt, S. J., Fandiño, M. C., Hall, J. S., Hernández, A. J., Idárraga, Á., Junqueira, A. B., Kennard, D., Letcher, S. G., López-Camacho, R., Martínez-Ramos, M., Meave, J. A., Melo, F., Mesquita, R., Mora, F., Müller, S. C., Nunes, Y. R. F., Ortiz-Malavassi, E., Peña-Claros, M., Piotto, D., Sanchez-Azofeifa, A., Schwartz, N. B., Siminski, A., Teixeira, H. M., Uriarte, M., Breugel, M. V., Veloso, M. D. M., Vieira, I. C. G., Williamson, G. B., Zanini, K. J., & Brancalion, P. H. S. (2026). Non-native and invasive tree species are abundant in neotropical secondary forest but decline over time. Nature Plants. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-026-02327-3

Source records