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The erosion of biodiversity and biomass in the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot

The erosion of biodiversity and biomass in the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot

Authors :
Renato A. F. de Lima
Alexandre A. Oliveira
Gregory R. Pitta
André L. de Gasper
Alexander C. Vibrans
Jérôme Chave
Hans ter Steege
Paulo I. Prado
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2020.

Abstract

Quantifying forest degradation and biodiversity losses is necessary to inform conservation and restoration policies. Here the authors analyze a large dataset for the Atlantic Forest in South America to quantify losses in forest biomass and tree species richness, functional traits, and conservation value.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.bae75c3311034ed99fb78be497e881bd
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20217-w