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| Content Provider | World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
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| Author | Gardner, T. A. Overal, W. L. Mestre, L. A. M. Da Silva Motta, C. Avila-pires, T. C. Lo-man-hung, N. F. Peres, C. A. Hoogmoed, M. S. Barlow, J. Leite, R. N. Peters, S. L. Hawes, J. Hernandez, M. I. M. Da Silva, M. N. F. Bonaldo, A. B. Parry, L. Araujo, I. S. Ribeiro-junior, M. A. Miranda-santos, R. Esposito, M. C. Costa, J. E. Nunes-gutjahr, A. L. Malcolm, J. R. Martins, M. B. Ferreira, L. V. |
| Description | Author Affiliation: Barlow J ( Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom. jos.barlow@lancaster.ac.u.k); |
| Abstract | Biodiversity loss from deforestation may be partly offset by the expansion of secondary forests and plantation forestry in the tropics. However, our current knowledge of the value of these habitats for biodiversity conservation is limited to very few taxa, and many studies are severely confounded by methodological shortcomings. We examined the conservation value of tropical primary, secondary, and plantation forests for 15 taxonomic groups using a robust and replicated sample design that minimized edge effects. Different taxa varied markedly in their response to patterns of land use in terms of species richness and the percentage of species restricted to primary forest (varying from 5% to 57%), yet almost all between-forest comparisons showed marked differences in community structure and composition. Cross-taxon congruence in response patterns was very weak when evaluated using abundance or species richness data, but much stronger when using metrics based upon community similarity. Our results show that, whereas the biodiversity indicator group concept may hold some validity for several taxa that are frequently sampled (such as birds and fruit-feeding butterflies), it fails for those exhibiting highly idiosyncratic responses to tropical land-use change (including highly vagile species groups such as bats and orchid bees), highlighting the problems associated with quantifying the biodiversity value of anthropogenic habitats. Finally, although we show that areas of native regeneration and exotic tree plantations can provide complementary conservation services, we also provide clear empirical evidence demonstrating the irreplaceable value of primary forests. |
| ISSN | 00278424 |
| e-ISSN | 10916490 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Issue Number | 47 |
| Volume Number | 104 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Academy of Sciences |
| Publisher Date | 2007-11-01 |
| Publisher Place | United States |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Biodiversity Tropical Climate Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Multidisciplinary |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Multidisciplinary |
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