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TY - JOUR
T1 - Valuing the functionality of tropical ecosystems beyond carbon
AU - Aguirre-Gutiérrez, Jesús
AU - Stevens, Nicola
AU - Berenguer, Erika
PY - 2023/9/19
Y1 - 2023/9/19
N2 - Land-based carbon sequestration projects, such as tree planting, are a prominent strategy to offset carbon emissions. However, we risk reducing natural ecosystems to one metric - carbon. Emphasis on restoring ecosystems to balance ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation, and carbon sequestration is a more appropriate strategy to protect their functioning. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.]
AB - Land-based carbon sequestration projects, such as tree planting, are a prominent strategy to offset carbon emissions. However, we risk reducing natural ecosystems to one metric - carbon. Emphasis on restoring ecosystems to balance ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation, and carbon sequestration is a more appropriate strategy to protect their functioning. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.]
U2 - 10.1016/j.tree.2023.08.012
DO - 10.1016/j.tree.2023.08.012
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37798181
JO - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
JF - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
SN - 0169-5347
ER -