The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems
The tropics contain the overwhelming majority of Earth's biodiversity: their terrestrial,
freshwater and marine ecosystems hold more than three-quarters of all species, including�…
freshwater and marine ecosystems hold more than three-quarters of all species, including�…
Multiple successional pathways in human‐modified tropical landscapes: new insights from forest succession, forest fragmentation and landscape ecology research
V Arroyo‐Rodr�guez, FPL Melo…�- Biological�…, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Old‐growth tropical forests are being extensively deforested and fragmented worldwide. Yet
forest recovery through succession has led to an expansion of secondary forests in human�…
forest recovery through succession has led to an expansion of secondary forests in human�…
The biodiversity and ecosystem service contributions and trade-offs of forest restoration approaches
Forest restoration is being scaled up globally to deliver critical ecosystem services and
biodiversity benefits; however, there is a lack of rigorous comparison of cobenefit delivery�…
biodiversity benefits; however, there is a lack of rigorous comparison of cobenefit delivery�…
Indigenous knowledge and the shackles of wilderness
MS Fletcher, R Hamilton…�- Proceedings of the�…, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The environmental crises currently gripping the Earth have been codified in a new proposed
geological epoch: the Anthropocene. This epoch, according to the Anthropocene Working�…
geological epoch: the Anthropocene. This epoch, according to the Anthropocene Working�…
Primary forests are irreplaceable for sustaining tropical biodiversity
Human-driven land-use changes increasingly threaten biodiversity, particularly in tropical
forests where both species diversity and human pressures on natural environments are�…
forests where both species diversity and human pressures on natural environments are�…
Reconciling food production and biodiversity conservation: land sharing and land sparing compared
B Phalan, M Onial, A Balmford, RE Green�- science, 2011 - science.org
The question of how to meet rising food demand at the least cost to biodiversity requires the
evaluation of two contrasting alternatives: land sharing, which integrates both objectives on�…
evaluation of two contrasting alternatives: land sharing, which integrates both objectives on�…
Functional landscape heterogeneity and animal biodiversity in agricultural landscapes
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 101–112 Abstract Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes can be
increased with conversion of some production lands into 'more‐natural'–unmanaged or�…
increased with conversion of some production lands into 'more‐natural'–unmanaged or�…
[BOOK][B] Second growth: the promise of tropical forest regeneration in an age of deforestation
RL Chazdon - 2019 - degruyter.com
For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine”�…
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine”�…
Why resilience is unappealing to social science: Theoretical and empirical investigations of the scientific use of resilience
Resilience is often promoted as a boundary concept to integrate the social and natural
dimensions of sustainability. However, it is a troubled dialogue from which social scientists�…
dimensions of sustainability. However, it is a troubled dialogue from which social scientists�…
The fate of Amazonian forest fragments: a 32-year investigation
WF Laurance, JLC Camargo, RCC Luiz�o…�- Biological�…, 2011 - Elsevier
We synthesize findings to date from the world's largest and longest-running experimental
study of habitat fragmentation, located in central Amazonia. Over the past 32years�…
study of habitat fragmentation, located in central Amazonia. Over the past 32years�…