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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Navjot's nightmare revisited: logging, agriculture, and biodiversity in Southeast Asia |
Author: | Wilcove, D. Giam, X. Edwards, D. Fisher, B. Koh, L. |
Citation: | Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 2013; 28(9):531-540 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Science London |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
ISSN: | 0169-5347 1872-8383 |
Statement of Responsibility: | David S. Wilcove, Xingli Giam, David P. Edwards, Brendan Fisher and Lian Pin Koh |
Abstract: | In 2004, Navjot Sodhi and colleagues warned that logging and agricultural conversion of Southeast Asia’s forests were leading to a biodiversity disaster. We evaluate this prediction against subsequent research and conclude that most of the fauna of the region can persist in logged forests. Conversely, conversion of primary or logged forests to plantation crops, such as oil palm, causes tremendous biodiversity loss. This loss is exacerbated by increased fire frequency. Therefore, we conclude that preventing agricultural conversion of logged forests is essential to conserving the biodiversity of this region. Our analysis also suggests that, because Southeast Asian forests are tightly tied to global commodity markets, conservation payments commensurate with combined returns from logging and subsequent agricultural production may be required to secure long-term forest protection. |
Keywords: | Extinction; deforestation; oil palm; forest degradation; Southeast Asia |
Rights: | © 2013 Elsevier Ltd |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.tree.2013.04.005 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2013.04.005 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Earth and Environmental Sciences publications |
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