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April 12, 2026Global Change BiologyOpen Access

Effects of Deforestation and Fragmentation on Tree Beta Diversity and Endemism Across Landscapes in the Atlantic Forest Biodiversity Hotspot

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JKJean M. Freitag KramerVZVictor P. ZwienerMCMateus Camana

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Overview

Assesses how habitat loss impacts tree beta diversity and endemism across landscapes, indicating the need for targeted conservation efforts.

Key Points

  • The research aims to understand how habitat loss and fragmentation affect tree beta diversity and endemism in the Atlantic Forest.
  • Assessed 95 landscapes in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
  • Analyzed variables such as habitat amount, fragmentation, and spatial distance.
  • Extracted forest inventory data from the Neotropical Tree Communities database.
  • Beta diversity declines with increased fragmentation, suggesting biotic homogenization.
  • Higher spatial distances correlate with increased beta diversity and community dissimilarity.
  • Endemism levels rise with increased habitat amount.

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Kramer et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69db37ca4fe01fead37c5da3https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70855
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