The pace of deforestation in tropical forests has achieved unprecedented rates, requiring
effective and achievable conservation mitigations that are also easily understood by society …

Recent global assessments have shown the limited coverage of protected areas across
tropical biotas, fuelling a growing interest in the potential conservation services provided by …

Background Subunits of ribosomal RNA genes (rDNAs) characterized by PCR-based
protocols have been the proxy for studies in microbial taxonomy, phylogenetics, evolution …

Context Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation are widespread drivers of biodiversity
decline. Understanding how habitat quality interacts with landscape context, and how they …

Emerging international policy aimed at reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and
forest degradation (REDD+) in developing countries, has resulted in numerous studies on …

Habitat loss is one of the primary drivers of change in forest biodiversity and ecosystem
function worldwide. The synergetic effects of habitat loss and fragmentation might lead to …

Abstract Effects of plantation forestry on biodiversity are controversially discussed in
literature. While some authors stress positive effects, others tend to attribute a largely …

Abstract Changes in biodiversity and ecosystem services in terrestrial systems are being
driven by the synergistic interactions between the loss of native vegetation and land-use …

As tropical rainforests are cleared, forest remnants are increasingly isolated within
agricultural landscapes. Understanding how forest loss impacts on species diversity can …

Efforts to conserve tropical forests could be strengthened based on ecological knowledge,
such as extinction thresholds in ecological processes. Many studies of extinction thresholds …