The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems

James Watson; Tom Evans; Oscar Venter; Brooke Williams; Ayesha Tulloch; Claire Stewart; Ian D. Thompson; Justina C. Ray; Kris A. Murray; Álvaro Salazar; Clive McAlpine; Peter Potapov; Joe Walston; John G. Robinson; Michael Painter; David Wilkie; Christopher E. Filardi; William F. Laurance; R. A. Houghton; Sean Maxwell; Hedley S. Grantham; Cristián Samper; Stephanie Wang; Lars Laestadius; Rebecca K. Runting; G. Silva-Chavez; Jamison Ervin; David B. Lindenmayer

doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0490-x

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BiodiversityDeforestation (computer science)ReforestationSustainabilityEcoforestryEcosystem servicesIndigenousCarbon sequestrationNatural resource economicsEcosystemForest ecologyEnvironmental resource managementBusinessEnvironmental degradationAgroforestryEnvironmental protectionEnvironmental planningIntact forest landscapeGeographyEnvironmental scienceEcologyBiologyEconomics

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Year: 2018
Type: review
Volume: 2
Issue: 4
Pages: 599-610
Citations: 1059
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                                    James Watson, 
                                
                                    Tom Evans, 
                                
                                    Oscar Venter
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems. 
                            Nature Ecology & Evolution
                            , 2
                            (4)
                            , 599-610.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0490-x
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41559-018-0490-x