@article{Ewers:2024:10.1038/s41586-024-07657-w,
author = {Ewers, RM and Orme, CDL and Pearse, WD and Zulkifli, N and Yvon-Durocher, G and Yusah, KM and Yoh, N and Yeo, DCJ and Wong, A and Williamson, J and Wilkinson, CL and Wiederkehr, F and Webber, BL and Wearn, OR and Wai, L and Vollans, M and Twining, JP and Turner, EC and Tobias, JA and Thorley, J and Telford, EM and Teh, YA and Tan, HH and Swinfield, T and Svátek, M and Struebig, M and Stork, N and Sleutel, J and Slade, EM and Sharp, A and Shabrani, A and Sethi, SS and Seaman, DJI and Sawang, A and Roxby, GB and Rowcliffe, JM and Rossiter, SJ and Riutta, T and Rahman, H and Qie, L and Psomas, E and Prairie, A and Poznansky, F and Pillay, R and Picinali, L and Pianzin, A and Pfeifer, M and Parrett, JM and Noble, CD and Nilus, R and Mustaffa, N and Mullin, KE and Mitchell, S and Mckinlay, AR and Maunsell, S and Matula, R and Massam, M and Martin, S and Malhi, Y and Majalap, N and Maclean, CS and Mackintosh, E and Luke, SH and Lewis, OT and Layfield, HJ and Lane-Shaw, I and Kueh, BH and Kra},
doi = {10.1038/s41586-024-07657-w},
journal = {Nature},
pages = {808--813},
title = {Thresholds for adding degraded tropical forest to the conservation estate.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07657-w},
volume = {631},
year = {2024}
}

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AB  - Logged and disturbed forests are often viewed as degraded and depauperate environments compared with primary forest. However, they are dynamic ecosystems1 that provide refugia for large amounts of biodiversity2,3, so we cannot afford to underestimate their conservation value4. Here we present empirically defined thresholds for categorizing the conservation value of logged forests, using one of the most comprehensive assessments of taxon responses to habitat degradation in any tropical forest environment. We analysed the impact of logging intensity on the individual occurrence patterns of 1,681 taxa belonging to 86 taxonomic orders and 126 functional groups in Sabah, Malaysia. Our results demonstrate the existence of two conservation-relevant thresholds. First, lightly logged forests (<29% biomass removal) retain high conservation value and a largely intact functional composition, and are therefore likely to recover their pre-logging values if allowed to undergo natural regeneration. Second, the most extreme impacts occur in heavily degraded forests with more than two-thirds (>68%) of their biomass removed, and these are likely to require more expensive measures to recover their biodiversity value. Overall, our data confirm that primary forests are irreplaceable5, but they also reinforce the message that logged forests retain considerable conservation value that should not be overlooked.
AU  - Ewers,RM
AU  - Orme,CDL
AU  - Pearse,WD
AU  - Zulkifli,N
AU  - Yvon-Durocher,G
AU  - Yusah,KM
AU  - Yoh,N
AU  - Yeo,DCJ
AU  - Wong,A
AU  - Williamson,J
AU  - Wilkinson,CL
AU  - Wiederkehr,F
AU  - Webber,BL
AU  - Wearn,OR
AU  - Wai,L
AU  - Vollans,M
AU  - Twining,JP
AU  - Turner,EC
AU  - Tobias,JA
AU  - Thorley,J
AU  - Telford,EM
AU  - Teh,YA
AU  - Tan,HH
AU  - Swinfield,T
AU  - Svátek,M
AU  - Struebig,M
AU  - Stork,N
AU  - Sleutel,J
AU  - Slade,EM
AU  - Sharp,A
AU  - Shabrani,A
AU  - Sethi,SS
AU  - Seaman,DJI
AU  - Sawang,A
AU  - Roxby,GB
AU  - Rowcliffe,JM
AU  - Rossiter,SJ
AU  - Riutta,T
AU  - Rahman,H
AU  - Qie,L
AU  - Psomas,E
AU  - Prairie,A
AU  - Poznansky,F
AU  - Pillay,R
AU  - Picinali,L
AU  - Pianzin,A
AU  - Pfeifer,M
AU  - Parrett,JM
AU  - Noble,CD
AU  - Nilus,R
AU  - Mustaffa,N
AU  - Mullin,KE
AU  - Mitchell,S
AU  - Mckinlay,AR
AU  - Maunsell,S
AU  - Matula,R
AU  - Massam,M
AU  - Martin,S
AU  - Malhi,Y
AU  - Majalap,N
AU  - Maclean,CS
AU  - Mackintosh,E
AU  - Luke,SH
AU  - Lewis,OT
AU  - Layfield,HJ
AU  - Lane-Shaw,I
AU  - Kueh,BH
AU  - Kratina,P
AU  - Konopik,O
AU  - Kitching,R
AU  - Kinneen,L
AU  - Kemp,VA
AU  - Jotan,P
AU  - Jones,N
AU  - Jebrail,EW
AU  - Hrone,M
AU  - Heon,SP
AU  - Hemprich-Bennett,DR
AU  - Haysom,JK
AU  - Harianja,MF
AU  - Hardwick,J
AU  - Gregory,N
AU  - Gray,R
AU  - Gray,REJ
AU  - Granville,N
AU  - Gill,R
AU  - Fraser,A
AU  - Foster,WA
AU  - Folkard-Tapp,H
AU  - Fletcher,RJ
AU  - Fikri,AH
AU  - Fayle,TM
AU  - Faruk,A
AU  - Eggleton,P
AU  - Edwards,DP
AU  - Drinkwater,R
AU  - Dow,RA
AU  - Döbert,TF
AU  - Didham,RK
AU  - Dickinson,KJM
AU  - Deere,NJ
AU  - de,Lorm T
AU  - Dawood,MM
AU  - Davison,CW
AU  - Davies,ZG
AU  - Davies,RG
AU  - Danák,M
AU  - Cusack,J
AU  - Clare,EL
AU  - Chung,A
AU  - Chey,VK
AU  - Chapman,PM
AU  - Cator,L
AU  - Carpenter,D
AU  - Carbone,C
AU  - Calloway,K
AU  - Bush,ER
AU  - Burslem,DFRP
AU  - Brown,KD
AU  - Brooks,SJ
AU  - Brasington,E
AU  - Brant,H
AU  - Boyle,MJW
AU  - Both,S
AU  - Blackman,J
AU  - Bishop,TR
AU  - Bicknell,JE
AU  - Bernard,H
AU  - Basrur,S
AU  - Barclay,MVL
AU  - Barclay,H
AU  - Atton,G
AU  - Ancrenaz,M
AU  - Aldridge,DC
AU  - Daniel,OZ
AU  - Reynolds,G
AU  - Banks-Leite,C
DO  - 10.1038/s41586-024-07657-w
EP  - 813
PY  - 2024///
SP  - 808
TI  - Thresholds for adding degraded tropical forest to the conservation estate.
T2  - Nature
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07657-w
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39020163
VL  - 631
ER  - 

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