Understanding ecological and social aspects of restoration actions in tropical regions through systematic reviews and meta-analyses

• Grant number: 19/08533-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: October 01, 2019
• End date: July 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Forestry Resources and Forestry Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues
• Grantee: João Paulo Romanelli
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 18/18416-2 - Understanding restored forests for benefiting people and nature - NewFor, AP.BTA.TEM
• Associated scholarship(s): 21/07958-1 - Understanding socio-ecological systems in restoration ecology from local to cosmopolitan and urban areas through evidence-based research, BE.EP.PD

Abstract

Literature syntheses, which include systematic reviews and meta-analyses, have become increasingly popular among researchers, mainly due the fact they boost the effective power of the analyses in relation to the individual studies and allow the investigation of the effect modifiers and the sources of heterogeneity in environmental research. These study approaches have been used in cases where there are multiple publications on a given scientific topic. The domain of "restoration ecology" OR "ecological restoration" has developed a broad and diversified body of literature, which represents a total of 4,680 publications in the Web of Science (1988-2018). Even though several advances have already been achieved, significant improvements are still needed to scientifically sustain large-scale restoration actions. For instance, studies on biodiversity, soils and social issues of ecological restoration in tropical regions still have several knowledge gaps. In this sense, research syntheses can substantially improve the understanding of the social and ecological phenomena of restoration, in a cost-effective way and considering the analysis of large spatial scales. Thus, we propose in this study: (1) a bibliometric analysis of the meta-analytical studies developed in the field of restoration ecology; (2) a meta-analysis on biodiversity changing in response to ecological restoration in tropical regions; (3) a meta-analysis on soil functional responses to ecological restoration; and (4) a systematic review on the social engagement in the context of ecological restoration. These contributions are essential to the progress of scientific knowledge on restoration ecology and to achieve the national and international aims of the restoration commitments.

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

ROMANELLI, JOAO P.; MELI, PAULA; NAVES, RAFAELA P.; ALVES, MARCELO C.; RODRIGUES, RICARDO R.. Reliability of evidence-review methods in restoration ecology. Conservation Biology, v. 35, n. 1, DEC 2020. (13/50718-5, 19/08533-4, 18/18416-2)

GONCALVES, MARIA CAROLINA PEREIRA; ROMANELLI, JOAO PAULO; GUIMARAES, JOSE RENATO; VIEIRA, ANA CAROLINA; DE AZEVEDO, BRUNA PEREIRA; TARDIOLI, PAULO WALDIR. Reviewing research on the synthesis of CALB-catalyzed sugar esters incorporating systematic mapping principles. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 41, n. 6, p. 865-878, AUG 18 2021. (19/08533-4, 19/23908-4, 16/10636-8)

ROMANELLI, JOAO PAULO; MELI, PAULA; BISPO SANTOS, JOAO PAULO; JACOB, IGOR NOGUEIRA; SOUZA, LUKAS RODRIGUES; RODRIGUES, ANDRE VIEIRA; TREVISAN, DIEGO PERUCHI; HUANG, CHUNBO; ALMEIDA, DANILO R. A.; SILVA, LUIZ G. M.; et al. Biodiversity responses to restoration across the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Science of The Total Environment, v. 821, p. 10-pg., 2022-05-15. (21/07958-1, 18/18416-2, 20/08081-3, 19/08533-4, 18/21338-3, 13/50718-5)

GONCALVES, MARIA CAROLINA PEREIRA; ROMANELLI, JOAO PAULO; GUIMARAES, JOSE RENATO; VIEIRA, ANA CAROLINA; DE AZEVEDO, BRUNA PEREIRA; TARDIOLI, PAULO WALDIR. Reviewing research on the synthesis of CALB-catalyzed sugar esters incorporating systematic mapping principles. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, FEB 2021. (16/10636-8, 19/08533-4, 19/23908-4)

BOVI, RENATA CRISTINA; ROMANELLI, JOAO PAULO; CANEPPELE, BIANCA FERRAZ; COOPER, MIGUEL. Global trends in dendrogeomorphology: A bibliometric assessment of research outputs. CATENA, v. 210, p. 12-pg., 2022-03-01. (19/08533-4, 20/11502-0)

ROMANELLI, JOAO PAULO; GONCALVES, MARIA CAROLINA PEREIRA; DE ABREU PESTANA, LUIS FERNANDO; SOARES, JESSICA AKEMI HITAKA; BOSCHI, RAQUEL STUCCHI; ANDRADE, DANIEL FERNANDES. Four challenges when conducting bibliometric reviews and how to deal with them. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 28, n. 43, SEP 2021. (13/50718-5, 19/23908-4, 19/08533-4, 18/18416-2, 16/17304-0)

PEREIRA GONCALVES, MARIA CAROLINA; ROMANELLI, JOAO PAULO; MOULIN CANSIAN, ANA BARBARA; QUEIROZ PUCCI, EMANOELA FERNANDA; GUIMARAES, JOSE RENATO; TARDIOLI, PAULO WALDIR; SAVILLE, BRADLEY A.. A review on the production and recovery of sugars from lignocellulosics for use in the synthesis of bioproducts. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, v. 186, p. 13-pg., 2022-10-15. (16/10636-8, 21/07958-1, 19/23908-4, 19/08533-4, 21/06525-4)

DE ALMEIDA, DANILO ROBERTI ALVES; BROADBENT, EBEN NORTH; FERREIRA, MATHEUS PINHEIRO; MELI, PAULA; ZAMBRANO, ANGELICA MARIA ALMEYDA; GORGENS, ERIC BASTOS; RESENDE, ANGELICA FARIA; DE ALMEIDA, CATHERINE TORRES; DO AMARAL, CIBELE HUMMEL; CORTE, ANA PAULA DALLA; et al. Monitoring restored tropical forest diversity and structure through UAV-borne hyperspectral and lidar fusion. REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT, v. 264, OCT 2021. (19/24049-5, 19/08533-4, 18/21338-3, 18/18416-2, 19/14697-0)

ROMANELLI, JO AO PAULO; SILVA, LUIZ G. M.; GONCALVES, MARIA CAROLINA P.; NAVES, RAFAELA P.; DE ALMEIDA, DANILO ROBERTI ALVES; DE RESENDE, ANGELICA FARIA; RODRIGUES, RICARDO RIBEIRO. Repeatability of the searching process in reviews of restoration outcomes. RESTORATION ECOLOGY, v. 29, n. 8, AUG 2021. (19/23908-4, 19/24049-5, 18/18416-2, 18/21338-3, 13/50718-5, 19/08533-4)

ROMANELLI, JOAO P.; PIANA, MAX R.; KLAUS, VALENTIN H.; BRANCALION, PEDRO H. S.; MURCIA, CAROLINA; CARDOU, FRANCOISE; WALLACE, KIRI JOY; ADAMS, CRISTINA; MARTIN, PHILIP A.; BURTON, PHILIP J.; et al. Convergence and divergence in science and practice of urban and rural forest restoration. BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS, v. N/A, p. 18-pg., 2023-10-09. (13/50718-5, 18/18416-2, 19/08533-4, 21/07958-1, 22/14695-0)

ROMANELLI, JOAO PAULO; BOSCHI, RAQUEL STUCCHI; DE ALMEIDA, DANILO ROBERTI ALVES; RODRIGUES, RICARDO RIBEIRO. Is the methodology used in reviews of restoration outcomes reliable? A systematic map protocol. ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS AND EVIDENCE, v. 1, n. 2, p. 7-pg., 2020-12-01. (13/50718-5, 18/18416-2, 19/08533-4)