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Comment on “The extent of forest in dryland biomes”

Author(s) -

Daniel M. Griffith,

Caroline E. R. Lehmann,

Caroline A. E. Strömberg,

Catherine L. Parr,

R. Toby Pennington,

Mahesh Sankaran,

Jayashree Ratnam,

Christopher J. Still,

Rebecca L. Powell,

Niall P. Hanan,

Jesse B. Nippert,

Colin P. Osborne,

Stephen P. Good,

T. Michael Anderson,

Ricardo M. Holdø,

Joseph W. Veldman,

Giselda Durigan,

Kyle W. Tomlinson,

William A. Hoffmann,

Sally Archibald,

William J. Bond

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556

H-Index - 1186

eISSN - 1095-9203

pISSN - 0036-8075

DOI - 10.1126/science.aao1309

Subject(s) - biome , geography , ecosystem , forest ecology , tropics , agroforestry , tropical forest , ecology , forest management , environmental resource management , environmental science , biology

Bastin et al (Reports, 12 May 2017, p. 635) infer forest as more globally extensive than previously estimated using tree cover data. However, their forest definition does not reflect ecosystem function or biotic composition. These structural and climatic definitions inflate forest estimates across the tropics and undermine conservation goals, leading to inappropriate management policies and practices in tropical grassy ecosystems.

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