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Drivers and spatial patterns of avian defaunation in tropical forests

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Size-Related Differential Seed Predation in a Heavily Defaunated Neotropical Rain Forest

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Fungi and Insects Compensate for Lost Vertebrate Seed Predation in an Experimentally Defaunated Tropical Forest

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Defaunation disrupts key plant-animal interactions such as seed dispersal and seed predation, triggering cascading effects on plant regeneration, species composition, and carbon storage. While past studies emphasize the negative consequences of losing vertebrate seed dispersers and predators, it remains unclear whether other organisms like fungi and insects can compensate for these losses. This study investigates whether non-vertebrate predators offset the decline of large vertebrate seed predators in a tropical rainforest.

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Contrasting Effects of Defaunation on Aboveground Carbon Storage Across the Global Tropics

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The Need for Carbon Finance Schemes to Tackle Overexploitation of Tropical Forest Wildlife

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Synergistic Effects of Seed Disperser and Predator Loss on Recruitment Success and Long-Term Consequences for Carbon Stocks in Tropical Rainforests

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Roles of indigenous women in forest conservation: A comparative analysis of two indigenous communities in the Philippines

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Not Seeing the Forest for the Trees: The Oversight of Defaunation in REDD+ and Global Forest Governance

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Wild Meat Consumption in Tropical Forests Spares a Significant Carbon Footprint from the Livestock Production Sector

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Livestock production and the global environment: Consume less or produce better?

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Global demand for livestock products rises rapidly, especially in developing countries. Although livestock production contributes significantly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, land use change, and nitrogen cycle disruptions, producers can reduce its environmental impact by improving production efficiency. This study evaluates whether shifting to more efficient livestock systems offers a viable path to mitigate these impacts, rather than relying solely on consumption reduction.

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