Human impacts outpace natural processes in the Amazon

JS Albert, AC Carnaval, SGA Flantua, LG Lohmann… - Science, 2023‏ - science.org
Amazonian environments are being degraded by modern industrial and agricultural
activities at a pace far above anything previously known, imperiling its vast biodiversity …

Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity

BJ Cardinale, JE Duffy, A Gonzalez, DU Hooper… - Nature, 2012‏ - nature.com
The most unique feature of Earth is the existence of life, and the most extraordinary feature
of life is its diversity. Approximately 9 million types of plants, animals, protists and fungi …

The erosion of biodiversity and biomass in the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot

RAF de Lima, AA Oliveira, GR Pitta… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Tropical forests are being deforested worldwide, and the remaining fragments are suffering
from biomass and biodiversity erosion. Quantifying this erosion is challenging because …

Beyond species: functional diversity and the maintenance of ecological processes and services

MW Cadotte, K Carscadden… - Journal of applied …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
The goal of conservation and restoration activities is to maintain biological diversity and the
ecosystem services that this diversity provides. These activities traditionally focus on the …

[كتاب][B] The economics of ecosystems and biodiversity: ecological and economic foundations

P Kumar - 2012‏ - api.taylorfrancis.com
Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples
include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and decomposition, plant pollination …

Dispersal limitation induces long-term biomass collapse in overhunted Amazonian forests

CA Peres, T Emilio, J Schietti… - Proceedings of the …, 2016‏ - National Acad Sciences
Tropical forests are the global cornerstone of biological diversity, and store 55% of the forest
carbon stock globally, yet sustained provisioning of these forest ecosystem services may be …

Combined impacts of deforestation and wildlife trade on tropical biodiversity are severely underestimated

WS Symes, DP Edwards, J Miettinen… - Nature …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Tropical forest diversity is simultaneously threatened by habitat loss and exploitation for
wildlife trade. Quantitative conservation assessments have previously considered these …

The BIOMASS mission: Map** global forest biomass to better understand the terrestrial carbon cycle

T Le Toan, S Quegan, MWJ Davidson, H Balzter… - Remote sensing of …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
In response to the urgent need for improved map** of global biomass and the lack of any
current space systems capable of addressing this need, the BIOMASS mission was …

Quantifying the evidence for biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning and services

P Balvanera, AB Pfisterer, N Buchmann, JS He… - Ecology …, 2006‏ - Wiley Online Library
Concern is growing about the consequences of biodiversity loss for ecosystem functioning,
for the provision of ecosystem services, and for human well being. Experimental evidence …

Linking biodiversity and ecosystem services: current uncertainties and the necessary next steps

P Balvanera, I Siddique, L Dee, A Paquette, F Isbell… - Bioscience, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
Understanding when biodiversity conservation and ecosystem-service maintenance are
compatible is needed within the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem …