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@article{Marsh:2025:10.1126/science.adf9856,
author = {Marsh, CJ and Turner, EC and Blonder, BW and Bongalov, B and Both, S and Cruz, RS and Elias, DMO and Hemprich-Bennett, D and Jotan, P and Kemp, V and Kritzler, UH and Milne, S and Milodowski, DT and Mitchell, SL and Pillco, MM and Nunes, MH and Riutta, T and Robinson, SJB and Slade, EM and Bernard, H and Burslem, DFRP and Chung, AYC and Clare, EL and Coomes, DA and Davies, ZG and Edwards, DP and Johnson, D and Kratina, P and Malhi, Y and Majalap, N and Nilus, R and Ostle, NJ and Rossiter, SJ and Struebig, MJ and Tobias, JA and Williams, M and Ewers, RM and Lewis, OT and Reynolds, G and Teh, YA and Hector, A},
doi = {10.1126/science.adf9856},
journal = {Science},
pages = {171--175},
title = {Tropical forest clearance impacts biodiversity and function, whereas logging changes structure},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adf9856},
volume = {387},
year = {2025}
}
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TY - JOUR
AB - The impacts of degradation and deforestation on tropical forests are poorly understood, particularly at landscape scales. We present an extensive ecosystem analysis of the impacts of logging and conversion of tropical forest to oil palm from a large-scale study in Borneo, synthesizing responses from 82 variables categorized into four ecological levels spanning a broad suite of ecosystem properties: (i) structure and environment, (ii) species traits, (iii) biodiversity, and (iv) ecosystem functions. Responses were highly heterogeneous and often complex and nonlinear. Variables that were directly impacted by the physical process of timber extraction, such as soil structure, were sensitive to even moderate amounts of logging, whereas measures of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning were generally resilient to logging but more affected by conversion to oil palm plantation.
AU - Marsh,CJ
AU - Turner,EC
AU - Blonder,BW
AU - Bongalov,B
AU - Both,S
AU - Cruz,RS
AU - Elias,DMO
AU - Hemprich-Bennett,D
AU - Jotan,P
AU - Kemp,V
AU - Kritzler,UH
AU - Milne,S
AU - Milodowski,DT
AU - Mitchell,SL
AU - Pillco,MM
AU - Nunes,MH
AU - Riutta,T
AU - Robinson,SJB
AU - Slade,EM
AU - Bernard,H
AU - Burslem,DFRP
AU - Chung,AYC
AU - Clare,EL
AU - Coomes,DA
AU - Davies,ZG
AU - Edwards,DP
AU - Johnson,D
AU - Kratina,P
AU - Malhi,Y
AU - Majalap,N
AU - Nilus,R
AU - Ostle,NJ
AU - Rossiter,SJ
AU - Struebig,MJ
AU - Tobias,JA
AU - Williams,M
AU - Ewers,RM
AU - Lewis,OT
AU - Reynolds,G
AU - Teh,YA
AU - Hector,A
DO - 10.1126/science.adf9856
EP - 175
PY - 2025///
SN - 0036-8075
SP - 171
TI - Tropical forest clearance impacts biodiversity and function, whereas logging changes structure
T2 - Science
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adf9856
UR - https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf9856
VL - 387
ER -