Behind the fog: Forest degradation despite logging bans in an East African cloud forest

Behind the fog: Forest degradation despite logging bans in an East African cloud forest

Habitat destruction and deterioration are amongst the main drivers of biodiversity loss. Increasing demand for agricultural products, timber and charcoal has caused the rapid destruction of natural forests, especially in the tropics. The Taita Hills in southern Kenya are part of the Eastern Afromont...

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Main Authors: Mike Teucher, Christine B. Schmitt, Anja Wiese, Beate Apfelbeck, Marianne Maghenda, Petri Pellikka, Luc Lens, Jan Christian Habel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Subjects:
Cloud forest
Biodiversity hotspot
Land-cover change
Habitat configuration
Habitat degradation
Exotic trees
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989420300470

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