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(Image: Pixabay CC0) - Tropical rainforests hold a wealth of biodiversity but are globally approaching a critical point. The drastic decline is happening faster than expected, concludes an international research team. The team includes biologist Hans ter Steege, affiliated with Utrecht University and the Naturalis Biodiversity Center. A team of researchers, including tree expert Hans ter Steege of Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Utrecht University, has provided new insights into the status of tropical forests worldwide. The team identified all tree species found in tropical rainforests, their distribution, and applied new calculations to these data. The results, published in the journals Nature and Science , collectively answer the question: how are tropical rainforests faring? - Understanding forests better. Tropical forests such as those in Africa, the Amazon, and Southeast Asia are hotspots of biodiversity.
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