Impacts of logging roads on tropical forests
Road networks are expanding in tropical countries, increasing human access to remote
forests that act as refuges for biodiversity and provide globally important ecosystem services …
forests that act as refuges for biodiversity and provide globally important ecosystem services …
Road expansion and persistence in forests of the Congo Basin
Roads facilitate development in remote forest regions, often with detrimental consequences
for ecosystems. In the Congo Basin, unpaved logging roads used by timber firms, as well as …
for ecosystems. In the Congo Basin, unpaved logging roads used by timber firms, as well as …
Status of road ecology research in Africa: do we understand the impacts of roads, and how to successfully mitigate them?
Across Africa, transport infrastructure, including roads, is being built in over 30 planned
development corridors that are likely to have major impacts on remaining natural habitats …
development corridors that are likely to have major impacts on remaining natural habitats …
Guns, germs, and trees determine density and distribution of gorillas and chimpanzees in Western Equatorial Africa
We present a range-wide assessment of sympatric western lowland gorillas Gorilla gorilla
gorilla and central chimpanzees Pan troglodytes troglodytes using the largest survey data …
gorilla and central chimpanzees Pan troglodytes troglodytes using the largest survey data …
Tracking small-scale tropical forest disturbances: Fusing the Landsat and Sentinel-2 data record
Abstract Information on forest disturbance is crucial for tropical forest management and
global carbon cycle analysis. The long-term collection of data from the Landsat missions …
global carbon cycle analysis. The long-term collection of data from the Landsat missions …
[HTML][HTML] Monitoring road development in Congo Basin forests with multi-sensor satellite imagery and deep learning
Road development has affected many remote tropical forests around the world and has
accelerated human-induced deforestation, forest degradation and biodiversity loss. The …
accelerated human-induced deforestation, forest degradation and biodiversity loss. The …
Assessing the uneven global distribution of readership, submissions and publications in applied ecology: Obvious problems without obvious solutions
What do Colombia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea have in common? Not only are they
among the most biodiverse countries in the world, they also face a suite of environmental …
among the most biodiverse countries in the world, they also face a suite of environmental …
Do forest-management plans and FSC certification help avoid deforestation in the Congo Basin?
To allow for the production of timber while preserving conservation values, forestry
regulations in the Congo Basin have made Forest Management Plans (FMP) mandatory in …
regulations in the Congo Basin have made Forest Management Plans (FMP) mandatory in …
Are Odonata communities impacted by conventional or reduced impact logging?
Timber harvest is a prevailing economic activity in Amazonia, which contributes to forest
degradation and biodiversity loss. However, Reduced-impact logging has been used to …
degradation and biodiversity loss. However, Reduced-impact logging has been used to …
Towards the use of satellite-based tropical forest disturbance alerts to assess selective logging intensities
Illegal logging is an important driver of tropical forest loss. A wide range of organizations and
interested parties wish to track selective logging activities and verify logging intensities as …
interested parties wish to track selective logging activities and verify logging intensities as …