Comment on "The extent of forest in dryland biomes"

Bastin (Reports, 12 May 2017, p. 635) infer forest as more globally extensive than previously estimated using tree cover data. However, their forest definition does not reflect ecosystem function or biotic composition. These structural and climatic definitions inflate forest estimates across the tro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2017-11, Vol.358 (6365)
Hauptverfasser:	Griffith, Daniel M, Lehmann, Caroline E R, Strömberg, Caroline A E, Parr, Catherine L, Pennington, R Toby, Sankaran, Mahesh, Ratnam, Jayashree, Still, Christopher J, Powell, Rebecca L, Hanan, Niall P, Nippert, Jesse B, Osborne, Colin P, Good, Stephen P, Anderson, T Michael, Holdo, Ricardo M, Veldman, Joseph W, Durigan, Giselda, Tomlinson, Kyle W, Hoffmann, William A, Archibald, Sally, Bond, William J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ecosystem Environmental policy Forest ecosystems Forest management Forests Poaceae Strategic management Trees Tropical environments
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