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Conserve intact forest landscapes to maximize biodiversity, reduce extinction risk
2017-07-19 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] CORVALLIS, Ore. — A new global analysis of forest habitat loss and wildlife extinction risk published July 19 in the journal Nature shows that species most at risk live in areas just beginning to see the impacts of human activities such as hunting, mining, logging and ranching. The researchers argue that these intact areas deserve higher priority for limited conservation dollars than areas already impacted heavily by human activity even though species are also threat…
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