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ProfessorKrisMurray

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Honorary Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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Norfolk PlaceSt Mary's Campus

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@article{Watson:2018:10.1038/s41559-018-0490-x,
author = {Watson, JEM and Evans, T and Venter, O and Williams, B and Tulloch, A and Stewart, C and Thompson, I and Ray, JC and Murray, K and Salazar, A and McAlpine, C and Potapov, P and Walston, J and Robinson, JG and Painter, M and Wilkie, D and Filardi, C and Laurance, WF and Houghton, RA and Maxwell, S and Grantham, H and Samper, C and Wang, S and Laestadius, L and Runting, RK and Silva-Chávez, GA and Ervin, J and Lindenmayer, D},
doi = {10.1038/s41559-018-0490-x},
journal = {Nature Ecology and Evolution},
pages = {599--610},
title = {The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0490-x},
volume = {2},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - As the terrestrial human footprint continues to expand, the amount of native forest that is free from significant damaging human activities is in precipitous decline. There is emerging evidence that the remaining intact forest supports an exceptional confluence of globally significant environmental values relative to degraded forests, including imperilled biodiversity, carbon sequestration and storage, water provision, indigenous culture and the maintenance of human health. Here we argue that maintaining and, where possible, restoring the integrity of dwindling intact forests is an urgent priority for current global efforts to halt the ongoing biodiversity crisis, slow rapid climate change and achieve sustainability goals. Retaining the integrity of intact forest ecosystems should be a central component of proactive global and national environmental strategies, alongside current efforts aimed at halting deforestation and promoting reforestation.
AU  - Watson,JEM
AU  - Evans,T
AU  - Venter,O
AU  - Williams,B
AU  - Tulloch,A
AU  - Stewart,C
AU  - Thompson,I
AU  - Ray,JC
AU  - Murray,K
AU  - Salazar,A
AU  - McAlpine,C
AU  - Potapov,P
AU  - Walston,J
AU  - Robinson,JG
AU  - Painter,M
AU  - Wilkie,D
AU  - Filardi,C
AU  - Laurance,WF
AU  - Houghton,RA
AU  - Maxwell,S
AU  - Grantham,H
AU  - Samper,C
AU  - Wang,S
AU  - Laestadius,L
AU  - Runting,RK
AU  - Silva-Chávez,GA
AU  - Ervin,J
AU  - Lindenmayer,D
DO  - 10.1038/s41559-018-0490-x
EP  - 610
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 2397-334X
SP  - 599
TI  - The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems
T2  - Nature Ecology and Evolution
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0490-x
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29483681
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/57839
VL  - 2
ER  -
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