Journal article
The suggestion that landscapes should contain 40% of forest cover lacks evidence and is problematic
- Abstract:
- A recent review suggests that forest cover needs to be restored or maintained on at least 40% of land area. In the absence of empirical evidence to support this threshold, we discuss how this suggestion is unhelpful and potentially dangerous. We advocate for regionally defined thresholds to inform conservation and restoration.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Reviewed (other)
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, 162.5KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1111/ele.13668
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- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Journal:
- Ecology Letters More from this journal
- Volume:
- 24
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 1112-1113
- Publication date:
- 2021-02-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-12-02
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1461-0248
- ISSN:
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1461-023X
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1147992
- Local pid:
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pubs:1147992
- Deposit date:
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2020-12-07
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- Copyright holder:
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Copyright date:
- 2021
- Rights statement:
- © 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available from Wiley at https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13668
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