To avoid carbon degradation in tropical forests, conserve wildlife.
Loss of large-bodied wildlife, typically from hunting, degrades the ecological processes in tropical forests that sequester and store carbon. Carbon-based markets that incentivize wildlife conservation can generate revenues to support necessary forest and hunting management.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002262 |
| Summary: | Loss of large-bodied wildlife, typically from hunting, degrades the ecological processes in tropical forests that sequester and store carbon. Carbon-based markets that incentivize wildlife conservation can generate revenues to support necessary forest and hunting management. |
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| ISSN: | 1544-9173 1545-7885 |