Mongabay: Over-hunting contributes to forest carbon loss, claims a study published this week in the AAAS journal Science Advances.
After looking at data from 31 sites from the Atlantic Forest researchers conclude that the over-hunting of large animals in those forests will eventually result in the widespread loss of the larger tree species responsible for storing the most carbon.
The study lends further support for the need for conservation efforts that focus on protecting ecosystem services as a whole,...