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DOI | 10.1002/fee.2420 |
Tropical forests are home to over half of the world’s vertebrate species | |
Rajeev Pillay; Michelle Venter; Jose Aragon-Osejo; Pamela Gonzá; lez-del-Pliego; Andrew J Hansen; James EM Watson; Oscar Venter | |
2021-10-07 | |
发表期刊 | Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment |
出版年 | 2021 |
英文摘要 | Tropical forests are renowned for their astonishing diversity of life, but the fundamental question of how many species occur in tropical forests remains unanswered. Using geographic range maps and data on species habitat associations, we determined that tropical forests harbor 62% of global terrestrial vertebrate species, more than twice the number found in any other terrestrial biome on Earth. Up to 29% of global vertebrate species are endemic to tropical forests, with more than 20% of these species at risk of extinction. Humid tropical forests (also known as tropical rainforests) and the Neotropics dominate as centers of species diversity, harboring more than 90% and nearly half of all tropical forest vertebrates, respectively. To maintain the biodiversity that underpins the ecosystem functions and services essential for human well-being, we emphasize the critical importance of environmental policies aimed at reducing tropical deforestation and mitigating deleterious anthropogenic pressures on these imperiled ecosystems. |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/346042 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Rajeev Pillay,Michelle Venter,Jose Aragon-Osejo,等. Tropical forests are home to over half of the world’s vertebrate species[J]. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment,2021. |
APA | Rajeev Pillay.,Michelle Venter.,Jose Aragon-Osejo.,Pamela Gonzá.,lez-del-Pliego.,...&Oscar Venter.(2021).Tropical forests are home to over half of the world’s vertebrate species.Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. |
MLA | Rajeev Pillay,et al."Tropical forests are home to over half of the world’s vertebrate species".Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (2021). |
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