The erosion of biodiversity and biomass in the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot
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 v...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2020-12-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20217-w |