Open AccessConserving Riverside Habitat Could Bolster Bottom Lines
Author(s) -
Aaron Sidder
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2018eo106559
Subject(s) - bolster , footprint , habitat , tropics , palm oil , erosion , ecological footprint , geography , agroforestry , environmental resource management , natural resource economics , environmental science , ecology , sustainability , economics , geology , archaeology , biology , paleontology
Palm oil is in demand, and its agricultural footprint is expanding in the tropics. New research suggests that habitat buffers could improve conservation and prevent erosion that cuts into economic returns.