Journal Article
Preserving 40% forest cover is a valuable and well‐supported conservation guideline: reply to Banks‐Leite et al
Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez; Lenore Fahrig; James I. Watling; Justin Nowakowski; Marcelo Tabarelli; Lutz Tischendorf; Felipe P. L. Melo; Bráulio A. Santos; Maíra Benchimol; Jose Carlos Morante‐Filho; J. W. Ferry Slik; Ima C. G. Vieira; Teja Tscharntke
Ecology Letters · Vol. 24, Issue 5 · pp. 1114-1116 · 2021
Abstract
Banks‐Leite et al . (2021) claim that our suggestion of preserving ≥ 40% forest cover lacks evidence and can be problematic. We find these claims unfounded, and discuss why conservation planning urgently requires valuable, well‐supported and feasible general guidelines like the 40% criterion. Using region‐specific thresholds worldwide is unfeasible and potentially harmful.
Bibliographic Information
| Journal | Ecology Letters |
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| Publisher | Wiley |
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| Publication Date | 2021-05-01 |
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| Publication Year | 2021 |
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| Volume | 24 |
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| Issue | 5 |
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| Pages | 1114-1116 |
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| Document Type | Journal Article |
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| Print ISSN | 1461-023X |
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| eISSN | 1461-0248 |
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| DOI | 10.1111/ele.13689 |
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| Subject | Ecology & Organismal Biology |
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