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Lina Lopez-Ricaurte, Auteur ; David P. Edwards, Auteur ; Nabhi Romero-Rodríguez, Auteur ; James J. Gilroy, AuteurThe consequences of converting tropical rainforest to oil palm are well-documented, but the impacts of oil palm conversion on natural savanna landscapes remain little-known. Natural savannas in South America have been identified as fertile groun[...]Article
Luiz Fernando S. Magnago, Auteur ; David P. Edwards, Auteur ; Felicity A. Edwards, Auteur ; Ainhoa Magrach, Auteur ; Sebastiao V. Martins, Auteur ; William F. Laurance, AuteurArticle
David P. Edwards, Auteur ; Susan G. Laurance, AuteurThe expansion of agricultural plantations at the expense of forest drives dramatic losses of biodiversity and carbon. Consumers are now demanding sustainability in tropical agriculture and producers are responding with questionable certification[...]Article
Felicity A. Edwards, Auteur ; David P. Edwards, Auteur ; Keith C. Hamer, Auteur ; Richard G. Davies, AuteurCommercial selective logging and the conversion of primary and degraded forests to agriculture are the biggest threats to tropical biodiversity. Our understanding of the impacts of these disturbances and the resulting local extinctions on the fu[...]Article
Keith C. Hamer, Auteur ; Rob J. Newton, Auteur ; Felicity A. Edwards, Auteur ; Suzan Benedick, Auteur ; Simon H. Bottrell, Auteur ; David P. Edwards, AuteurHabitat destruction and degradation are major drivers of biodiversity loss and attention is increasingly focused on how different traits of species affect their vulnerability. Dietary traits are critical in this respect, and are typically examin[...]Article
David P. Edwards, Auteur ; Lian Pin Koh, Auteur ; William F. Laurance, AuteurIndonesia and Norway have entered into a landmark deal that will pay Indonesia up to US$1 billion for forest-conservation activities aimed at slowing rampant deforestation and resulting greenhouse gas emissions. A recent Presidential Instruction[...]Article
David Costantini, Auteur ; David P. Edwards, Auteur ; Mirre J. P. Simons, AuteurSelectively logged tropical forests retain high species richness and functional diversity, but species composition changes after logging, suggesting that some species are more vulnerable to logging than others. We did a meta-analysis to summaris[...]Article
Graham W. Prescott, Auteur ; James J. Gilroy, Auteur ; Torbjorn Haugaasen, Auteur ; Claudia A. Medina Uribe, Auteur ; William A. Foster, Auteur ; David P. Edwards, AuteurLarge-scale conversion of natural habitats to agriculture reduces species richness and functional diversity, with important implications for the provision of many ecosystem services. We investigated possible solutions to minimise loss of functio[...]Article
Pamela Gonzalez del Pliego, Auteur ; Brett R. Scheffers, Auteur ; Edmund W. Basham, Auteur ; Paul Woodcock, Auteur ; Charlotte Wheeler, Auteur ; James J. Gilroy, Auteur ; Claudia A. Medina Uribe, Auteur ; Torbjorn Haugaasen, Auteur ; Rob P. Freckleton, Auteur ; David P. Edwards, AuteurGiven the dramatic loss of tropical forests and accelerating climate change, secondary forest regeneration is increasingly recognised as being an important method for reversing losses in biodiversity and carbon stocks. The recolonisation of biod[...]