The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems

Jos Barlow (), Filipe França, Toby A. Gardner, Christina C. Hicks, Gareth D. Lennox, Erika Berenguer, Leandro Castello, Evan P. Economo, Joice Ferreira, Benoit Guénard, Cecília Gontijo Leal, Victoria Isaac, Alexander C. Lees, Catherine L. Parr, Shaun K. Wilson, Paul J. Young and Nicholas A. J. Graham
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Jos Barlow: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Filipe França: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Toby A. Gardner: Stockholm Environment Institute
Christina C. Hicks: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Gareth D. Lennox: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Erika Berenguer: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Leandro Castello: Virginia Tech
Evan P. Economo: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Joice Ferreira: Embrapa Amazônia Oriental
Benoit Guénard: School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Cecília Gontijo Leal: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Victoria Isaac: Universidade Federal do Pará
Alexander C. Lees: School of Science and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University
Catherine L. Parr: School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool
Shaun K. Wilson: Marine Science Program, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Paul J. Young: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Nicholas A. J. Graham: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University

Nature, 2018, vol. 559, issue 7715, 517-526

Abstract: Abstract The tropics contain the overwhelming majority of Earth’s biodiversity: their terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems hold more than three-quarters of all species, including almost all shallow-water corals and over 90% of terrestrial birds. However, tropical ecosystems are also subject to pervasive and interacting stressors, such as deforestation, overfishing and climate change, and they are set within a socio-economic context that includes growing pressure from an increasingly globalized world, larger and more affluent tropical populations, and weak governance and response capacities. Concerted local, national and international actions are urgently required to prevent a collapse of tropical biodiversity.

Date: 2018
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