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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7744</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Biología Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. biol. trop]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7744</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-77442025000100031</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73i1.59149</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Examining functional diversity in two plant communities under ecological restoration in Farallones de Cali, Colombia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Examinando la diversidad funcional en dos comunidades vegetales bajo restauración ecológica en Farallones de Cali, Colombia]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cardona]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ricardo]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alba-Marina]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Valle Departamento de Biología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali Valle del Cauca]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>73</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-77442025000100031&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-77442025000100031&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-77442025000100031&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  Functional diversity is crucial in understanding species performance and monitoring ecological restoration processes. In Valle del Cauca, Colombia, where only a small percentage of tropical dry forest remains, ongoing ecological restoration efforts are vital. However, monitoring of restoration efforts is typically not conducted.  Objective:  To compare the functional diversity of two plant communities, restored two and eight years ago, in the Loma Larga reserve, Colombia.  Methods:  We assessed nine functional traits in the five most significant species of each community. The analysis included contrast tests for functional trait differences, as well as functional diversity indices.  Results:  The 8-year community displayed greater values for maximum height, diameter at breast height, and specific leaf area. Conversely, the 2-year community exhibited higher leaf thickness. Moreover, the 8-year community presented the highest values in the functional indices: richness, evenness, divergence, dispersion, and specialization.  Conclusions:  Ecological restoration had a positive impact on plant communities, as evidenced by increased functional diversity and structural complexity in the 8-year community compared to the 2-year community. This suggests that ecological succession processes advance significantly over time, leading to more resilient and functionally diverse communities. The analysis of functional traits stands out as an effective tool for monitoring the success of restoration and guiding future efforts in critically threatened ecosystems such as tropical dry forests.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  La diversidad funcional se usa para entender el desempeño de las especies y monitorear procesos de restauración ecológica. En el Valle del Cauca, Colombia, solo queda un pequeño porcentaje del bosque seco tropical original, por lo que los planes de restauración ecológica son necesarios, pero no se realiza monitoreo de estos.  Objetivo:  Comparar la diversidad funcional de dos comunidades vegetales, con dos y ocho años desde la restauración ecológica en la reserva Loma Larga, Colombia.  Métodos:  Se midieron nueve rasgos funcionales para las cinco especies más importantes de cada comunidad. Los análisis incluyeron pruebas de contraste para diferencias entre los rasgos funcionales, e índices de diversidad funcional.  Resultados:  La comunidad de 8 años presentó mayores valores de altura máxima, diámetro a la altura del pecho, y área foliar específica. La comunidad de 2 años exhibió mayores valores de grosor foliar. La comunidad de 8 años presentó los mayores valores en los índices funcionales: riqueza, equitatividad, divergencia, dispersión, y especialización.  Conclusiones:  La restauración ecológica tuvo un impacto positivo en las comunidades vegetales, evidenciado por una mayor diversidad funcional y complejidad estructural en la comunidad de 8 años en comparación con la de 2 años. Esto sugiere que los procesos de sucesión ecológica avanzan significativamente con el tiempo, resultando en comunidades más resilientes y funcionalmente diversas. El análisis de rasgos funcionales se destaca como una herramienta efectiva para monitorear el éxito de las restauraciones y guiar futuros esfuerzos en ecosistemas críticamente amenazados como el bosque seco tropical.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ecological succession]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[functional ecology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[functional traits]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[plant communities]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tropical dry forest.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[sucesión ecológica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ecología funcional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[rasgos funcionales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[comunidades vegetales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[bosque seco tropical.]]></kwd>
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