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

oleh: 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

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-12-01

Deskripsi

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.