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Anthropogenic disturbance in tropical forests can double biodiversity loss from deforestation

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  • Jos Barlow

    (Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
    MCTI/Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
    Universidade Federal de Lavras, Setor de Ecologia e Conservação)

  • Gareth D. Lennox

    (Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University)

  • Joice Ferreira

    (EMBRAPA Amazônia Oriental. Belém)

  • Erika Berenguer

    (Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University)

  • Alexander C. Lees

    (MCTI/Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
    Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University)

  • Ralph Mac Nally

    (Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra)

  • James R. Thomson

    (Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra
    Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research)

  • Silvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz

    (Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Esalq/USP)

  • Julio Louzada

    (Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
    Universidade Federal de Lavras, Setor de Ecologia e Conservação)

  • Victor Hugo Fonseca Oliveira

    (Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
    Universidade Federal de Lavras, Setor de Ecologia e Conservação)

  • Luke Parry

    (Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
    Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazonicos (NAEA), Av. Perimetral)

  • Ricardo Ribeiro de Castro Solar

    (Universidade Federal de Viçosa)

  • Ima C. G. Vieira

    (MCTI/Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi)

  • Luiz E. O. C. Aragão

    (Tropical Ecosystems and Environmental Sciences Group (TREES), National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
    College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter)

  • Rodrigo Anzolin Begotti

    (Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Esalq/USP)

  • Rodrigo F. Braga

    (Universidade Federal de Lavras, Setor de Ecologia e Conservação)

  • Thiago Moreira Cardoso

    (EMBRAPA Amazônia Oriental. Belém)

  • Raimundo Cosme de Oliveira

    (EMBRAPA Amazônia Oriental. Belém)

  • Carlos M. Souza Jr

    (IMAZON, Rua Dom Romualdo de Seixas 1698, Edifício Zion)

  • Nárgila G. Moura

    (MCTI/Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
    Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University)

  • Sâmia Serra Nunes

    (IMAZON, Rua Dom Romualdo de Seixas 1698, Edifício Zion)

  • João Victor Siqueira

    (IMAZON, Rua Dom Romualdo de Seixas 1698, Edifício Zion)

  • Renata Pardini

    (Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão)

  • Juliana M. Silveira

    (Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
    Universidade Federal de Lavras, Setor de Ecologia e Conservação)

  • Fernando Z. Vaz-de-Mello

    (Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Instituto de Biociencias)

  • Ruan Carlo Stulpen Veiga

    (Instituto Socio Ambiental Serra do Mar (ISASM))

  • Adriano Venturieri

    (EMBRAPA Amazônia Oriental. Belém)

  • Toby A. Gardner

    (Stockholm Environment Institute
    International Institute for Sustainability)

Abstract

Evaluation of the primary forests in the Brazilian state of Pará shows that anthropogenic disturbance can more than double the loss of biodiversity expected from deforestation.

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  • Jos Barlow & Gareth D. Lennox & Joice Ferreira & Erika Berenguer & Alexander C. Lees & Ralph Mac Nally & James R. Thomson & Silvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz & Julio Louzada & Victor Hugo Fonseca Olivei, 2016. "Anthropogenic disturbance in tropical forests can double biodiversity loss from deforestation," Nature, Nature, vol. 535(7610), pages 144-147, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:535:y:2016:i:7610:d:10.1038_nature18326
    DOI: 10.1038/nature18326
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