Home > Research > Publications & Outputs > A multi-region assessment of tropical forest bi...
View graph of relations

A multi-region assessment of tropical forest biodiversity in a human-modified world.

Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

Published

Standard

A multi-region assessment of tropical forest biodiversity in a human-modified world. / Gardner, Toby A.; Barlow, Jos; Sodhi, Navjot et al.
In: Biological Conservation, Vol. 143, No. 10, 10.2010, p. 2293-2300.

Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

Harvard

Gardner, TA, Barlow, J, Sodhi, N & Peres, CA 2010, 'A multi-region assessment of tropical forest biodiversity in a human-modified world.', Biological Conservation, vol. 143, no. 10, pp. 2293-2300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2010.05.017

APA

Gardner, T. A., Barlow, J., Sodhi, N., & Peres, C. A. (2010). A multi-region assessment of tropical forest biodiversity in a human-modified world. Biological Conservation, 143(10), 2293-2300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2010.05.017

Vancouver

Gardner TA, Barlow J, Sodhi N, Peres CA. A multi-region assessment of tropical forest biodiversity in a human-modified world. Biological Conservation. 2010 Oct;143(10):2293-2300. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.05.017

Author

Gardner, Toby A. ; Barlow, Jos ; Sodhi, Navjot et al. / A multi-region assessment of tropical forest biodiversity in a human-modified world. In: Biological Conservation. 2010 ; Vol. 143, No. 10. pp. 2293-2300.

Bibtex

@article{9a9a96b58b5b46ecb19e618aa92582b8,
title = "A multi-region assessment of tropical forest biodiversity in a human-modified world.",
abstract = "The fate of much of the world{\textquoteright}s terrestrial biodiversity is linked to the management of human-modified forest landscapes in the humid tropics. This Special Issue presents the first pan-tropical synthesis of research on the prospects for biodiversity in such systems, with eight individual regional summaries covering Mesoamerica, Amazonia, Atlantic forest of South America, West Africa, Madagascar, Western Ghats, Southeast Asia and Oceania. Two additional papers compare the state of conservation science in tropical forests with both temperate forests and savannah systems. This overview paper provides a comparative analysis of the threats and opportunities facing tropical forest biodiversity, thereby helping to identify the most pressing areas of future research and region-specific factors that contribute towards the effectiveness of individual conservation initiatives. While many of the threats facing tropical forest biodiversity are commonplace they vary markedly in their relative importance across different regions. There is a critical lack of comparable data to understand scale dependent processes, or the relative importance of varying geographic and historical contexts in determining present-day patterns. Conservation science has a key role to play in safeguarding the future of tropical forest biodiversity, but needs to become more effectively embedded in the context of real-world conservation challenges and opportunities. Significant progress can be achieved by improving the cost-effectiveness of research as well as the exchange of ideas and data amongst scientists working in different, often isolated parts of the world. We hope this special issue goes some way top achieving this exchange of knowledge.",
keywords = "Tropical forest biodiversity, Deforestation, Land-use change, Conservation priority setting, Conservation research",
author = "Gardner, {Toby A.} and Jos Barlow and Navjot Sodhi and Peres, {Carlos A.}",
year = "2010",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/j.biocon.2010.05.017",
language = "English",
volume = "143",
pages = "2293--2300",
journal = "Biological Conservation",
issn = "0006-3207",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
number = "10",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - A multi-region assessment of tropical forest biodiversity in a human-modified world.

AU - Gardner, Toby A.

AU - Barlow, Jos

AU - Sodhi, Navjot

AU - Peres, Carlos A.

PY - 2010/10

Y1 - 2010/10

N2 - The fate of much of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity is linked to the management of human-modified forest landscapes in the humid tropics. This Special Issue presents the first pan-tropical synthesis of research on the prospects for biodiversity in such systems, with eight individual regional summaries covering Mesoamerica, Amazonia, Atlantic forest of South America, West Africa, Madagascar, Western Ghats, Southeast Asia and Oceania. Two additional papers compare the state of conservation science in tropical forests with both temperate forests and savannah systems. This overview paper provides a comparative analysis of the threats and opportunities facing tropical forest biodiversity, thereby helping to identify the most pressing areas of future research and region-specific factors that contribute towards the effectiveness of individual conservation initiatives. While many of the threats facing tropical forest biodiversity are commonplace they vary markedly in their relative importance across different regions. There is a critical lack of comparable data to understand scale dependent processes, or the relative importance of varying geographic and historical contexts in determining present-day patterns. Conservation science has a key role to play in safeguarding the future of tropical forest biodiversity, but needs to become more effectively embedded in the context of real-world conservation challenges and opportunities. Significant progress can be achieved by improving the cost-effectiveness of research as well as the exchange of ideas and data amongst scientists working in different, often isolated parts of the world. We hope this special issue goes some way top achieving this exchange of knowledge.

AB - The fate of much of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity is linked to the management of human-modified forest landscapes in the humid tropics. This Special Issue presents the first pan-tropical synthesis of research on the prospects for biodiversity in such systems, with eight individual regional summaries covering Mesoamerica, Amazonia, Atlantic forest of South America, West Africa, Madagascar, Western Ghats, Southeast Asia and Oceania. Two additional papers compare the state of conservation science in tropical forests with both temperate forests and savannah systems. This overview paper provides a comparative analysis of the threats and opportunities facing tropical forest biodiversity, thereby helping to identify the most pressing areas of future research and region-specific factors that contribute towards the effectiveness of individual conservation initiatives. While many of the threats facing tropical forest biodiversity are commonplace they vary markedly in their relative importance across different regions. There is a critical lack of comparable data to understand scale dependent processes, or the relative importance of varying geographic and historical contexts in determining present-day patterns. Conservation science has a key role to play in safeguarding the future of tropical forest biodiversity, but needs to become more effectively embedded in the context of real-world conservation challenges and opportunities. Significant progress can be achieved by improving the cost-effectiveness of research as well as the exchange of ideas and data amongst scientists working in different, often isolated parts of the world. We hope this special issue goes some way top achieving this exchange of knowledge.

KW - Tropical forest biodiversity

KW - Deforestation

KW - Land-use change

KW - Conservation priority setting

KW - Conservation research

U2 - 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.05.017

DO - 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.05.017

M3 - Journal article

VL - 143

SP - 2293

EP - 2300

JO - Biological Conservation

JF - Biological Conservation

SN - 0006-3207

IS - 10

ER -