Vast expanses of tropical forests worldwide are being impacted by selective logging. We
evaluate the environmental impacts of such logging and conclude that natural timber …

Rodents are recognized reservoir hosts for many human zoonotic pathogens. The current
trends resulting from anthropocene defaunation suggest that in the future they, along with …

For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” …

Biodiversity is organised into complex ecological networks of interacting species in local
ecosystems, but our knowledge about the effects of habitat fragmentation on such systems …

Animal‐mediated seed dispersal is important for sustaining biological diversity in forest
ecosystems, particularly in the tropics. Forest fragmentation, hunting, and selective logging …

Old-growth tropical forests are widely recognized as being immensely important for their
biodiversity and high biomass. Conversely, logged tropical forests are usually characterized …

Tropical deforestation is well known to have serious negative consequences for biodiversity,
terrestrial carbon sinks and the balance of atmospheric greenhouse gases. By contrast …

The positive link between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning is a current paradigm in
ecological science. However, little is known of how different attributes of species …

Context The relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) has been a
central topic in ecology for more than 20 years. While experimental and theoretical studies …

Land cover change is one of the most important drivers of forest ecosystem change. The
Hindu Kush Himalayan region (HKH) has experienced severe forest degradation but data …