First ‘intrusions’ into unbroken forests drive pulses of biodiversity loss

Mongabay
Jul 28, 2017, 2:17 am123 pts
The first bursts of deforestation in tropical areas can push a lot of species – more so than previously though – closer to extinction due to the loss of habitat, as well as activities that often follow such as hunting, farming, and mining. That’s the conclusion of a study led by Matt Betts, a landscape…

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