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Nature
1 month ago
Data science

Ghost roads and the destruction of Asia-Pacific tropical forests - Nature

Approximately 25 million km of new roads expected by mid-century, posing environmental and societal challenges.
Ghost roads, not included in major road datasets, threaten tropical forests and wildlife, constructed illicitly by various groups. [ more ]
Nature
2 months ago
OMG science

Latitudinal patterns in stabilizing density dependence of forest communities - Nature

The latitudinal gradient in tree species diversity is significant, particularly in tropical moist forests due to specialized enemies creating a stabilizing mechanism through negative density dependence.
Conspecific negative density dependence (CNDD) mediated by specialized enemies is a key hypothesis for explaining the maintenance of greater local tree species diversity in tropical forests. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
4 months ago
OMG science

Pattern found in world's rainforests where 2% of species make up 50% of trees

Just 2% of rainforest tree species account for 50% of the trees found in tropical forests across Africa, the Amazon and south-east Asia.
Understanding the commonest tree species in tropical rainforests can help predict how the entire forest will respond to environmental changes. [ more ]
www.dw.com
5 months ago
Environment

Brazil proposes global forest fund at Dubai climate talks DW 12/01/2023

Brazil proposed a new global fund called the 'Tropical Forests Forever' fund to pay countries to preserve their tropical forests
The fund would assess forests based on their area and pay residents and landowners who help preserve forested areas [ more ]
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