Forest conservation: Remember Gran Chaco

TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL dry forests around the globe are experiencing rapid clearing and concomitant biodiversity loss ([ 1 ][1]). In their Research Article “Plant diversity patterns in neotropical dry forests and their conservation implications” (23 September 2016, p. [1383][2]), DRYFLOR et al

• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Science

• Publication date

  2017-02-03

• Fields of study

  Geography, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1126/science.aal3020PMID 28154041
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