La biodiversité se joue aussi en dehors des limites de la forêt. Florencia Dalla Lasta/Unsplash

Autour des bois, quelques arbres peuvent faire une grande différence pour la biodiversité

Planter des arbres, restaurer des forêts riveraines ou développer l’agroforesterie autour des forêts pourrait limiter les extinctions locales d’oiseaux, en particulier dans les plus petits fragments.
Fragmented forest landscape in the rural area of Alta Floresta, in the Brazilian Amazon, showing a forest fragment surrounded by a terrestrial matrix and vegetation, including scattered trees and tree-like shrubs and ferns, riverside forest, and other forest fragments. Alexander C. Lees.

Small forest fragments can protect more birds when the surrounding landscape is more helpful

A new study shows that it is possible to increase the number of bird species in a forest fragment without increasing its size.
Paisagem florestal fragmentada na zona rural de Alta Floresta, na Amazônia brasileira, mostrando um fragmento florestal cercado por matriz terrestre e vegetação arbórea no entorno, incluindo árvores espalhadas, mata ciliar e outros fragmentos florestais. Alexander C. Lees.

Pequenos fragmentos florestais podem conservar mais aves quando o entorno é favorável

Estudo mostra que é possível aumentar o número de espécies em um fragmento florestal sem aumentar o seu tamanho, com a ajuda de árvores espalhadas, mata ciliar e outros fragmentos no entorno
Giant otters were prized for their dense fur. ostill / shutterstock

Revealed: how a hunting boom left the Amazon basin with ‘empty rivers’

Land animals were able to find refuge in the depths of the forest. But aquatic species weren’t so lucky.

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