Cross-boundary subsidy cascades from oil palm degrade distant tropical forests

The expansion of agriculture and rangelands can cause ecological spillover effects across cultivated-natural ecosystem boundaries. Here, Luskin et al. show irruptions of oil palm-subsidized wild boar alter the abundance and diversity of understory trees >1 km into a primary forest reserve in Mala...

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Autores principales: Matthew Scott Luskin, Justin S. Brashares, Kalan Ickes, I-Fang Sun, Christine Fletcher, S. Joseph Wright, Matthew D. Potts
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Sumario:The expansion of agriculture and rangelands can cause ecological spillover effects across cultivated-natural ecosystem boundaries. Here, Luskin et al. show irruptions of oil palm-subsidized wild boar alter the abundance and diversity of understory trees >1 km into a primary forest reserve in Malaysia.