Conserving Tropical Tree Diversity and Forest Structure: The Value of Small Rainforest Patches in Moderately-Managed Landscapes: e98931

Conserving Tropical Tree Diversity and Forest Structure: The Value of Small Rainforest Patches in Moderately-Managed Landscapes: e98931

Rainforests are undergoing severe deforestation and fragmentation worldwide. A huge amount of small forest patches are being created, but their value in conserving biodiversity and forest structure is still controversial. Here, we demonstrate that in a species-rich and moderately-managed Mexican tro...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2014-06, Vol.9 (6)
Hauptverfasser: Hernandez-Ruedas, Manuel A, Arroyo-Rodriguez, Victor, Meave, Jorge A, Martinez-Ramos, Miguel, Ibarra-Manriquez, Guillermo, Martinez, Esteban, Jamangape, Gilberto, Melo, Felipe PL, Santos, Braulio A
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Zusammenfassung:Rainforests are undergoing severe deforestation and fragmentation worldwide. A huge amount of small forest patches are being created, but their value in conserving biodiversity and forest structure is still controversial. Here, we demonstrate that in a species-rich and moderately-managed Mexican tropical landscape small rainforest patches (
ISSN:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0098931