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September 10, 2025Open Access

Fragmented tropical forests can maintain tree diversity and function, but not under high deforestation

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BPBruno X. PinhoLPLourens PoorterDJDimitri Justeau‐Allaire

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Overview

Simulation study reveals deforestation decreases biodiversity in tropical forests, suggesting urgent conservation needs.

Key Points

  • Deforestation significantly reduces tree diversity and function in tropical forests, indicating severe ecological consequences.
  • Species richness dropped by varying degrees with forest loss, impacted further by fragmentation and patch size.
  • Simulation model examined land-use change effects, helping to clarify the relationship between forest cover and biodiversity.
  • Conservation efforts should focus on maintaining large forest patches and preventing further fragmentation in degraded areas.

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Pinho et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1d7ee54b1d3bfb60f9dddhttps://doi.org/10.22541/au.175647864.44539581/v1
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