Sentence examples for forest degradation and fragmentation from inspiring English sources

Droughts are interacting with forest degradation and fragmentation in positive feedbacks to further modify forest canopy structure and functioning (Laurance and Bruce Williamson 2001) reducing canopy coverage and aboveground biomass (Brando et al. 2014).

Field and earth observation studies show that logging has contributed to widespread tropical forest degradation and fragmentation (Pereira et al. 2002; Hansen et al. 2013; Souza Jr et al. 2013), in particular outside protected areas (Joppa et al. 2008).

Southeast Asia experiences some of the highest levels of forest conversion in the world, including deforestation, forest degradation and fragmentation [13] and clearing for rapid expansion of the plantation sector [14].

The slow life history, extensive home-range size, and low population densities of the aye-aye, when considered in the context of Madagascar's continued forest degradation and fragmentation, may have severe implications for the long-term survival of this important species.

Forest degradation and emissions due to fragmentation are often underestimated and should comprise an essential component of MRV systems.

Chaplin-Kramer et al. [44] assessed a reduction of 25%% of forest biomass in edges [44] which shows that fragmentation may indeed be a key driver of forest degradation and often lacking from forest carbon emissions accounting.

Halting forest degradation and forest restoration are on the agenda in Copenhagen.

Here we propose to use the transition between different initial fragmentation classes in order to differentiate between primary and secondary degradation and regeneration, which demonstrates the typical pathways of forest degradation and can inform forest condition.

Forest degradation and deforestation threaten the species.

This should cover not only deforestation, but also forest degradation and forest gain and growth.

However, it is evident that forest degradation and forest growth is only detected in a few exceptional cases.