How are soil carbon and tropical biodiversity related?

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dc.contributor.authorSheil, D.es_ES
dc.contributor.authorLadd, B.es_ES
dc.contributor.authorSilva, L.C.R.es_ES
dc.contributor.authorLaffan, S.W.es_ES
dc.contributor.authorVan Heist, M.es_ES
dc.date.accessioned6/22/2022 13:33
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-30T16:31:34Z
dc.date.available6/22/2022 13:33
dc.date.available2022-09-30T16:31:34Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis article discusses how biological conservation can benefit from an understanding of soil carbon. Protecting natural areas not only safeguards the biota but also curtails atmospheric carbon emissions. Opportunities for funding biological conservation could potentially be greater if soil carbon content is considered. In this article current knowledge concerning the magnitude and vulnerability of soil carbon stocks is reviewed and the relationship of these stocks to biological conservation values is explored. Looking at two relatively well-studied tropical regions we find that 15 of 21 animal species of conservation concern in the Virunga Landscape (Central Africa), and nine of ten such species in the Federal District of Brazil (Central Brazil), rely on carbon-rich habitats (alluvial and/or wetlands). At national scales, densities of species, endemics and threatened taxa (plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish) show positive and significant relations with mean soil carbon content in all but two cases (threatened amphibians and threatened fish). Of more than 1000 threatened species in 37 selected tropical nations, 85% rely on carbon-rich habitats. This tendency is observed in plants, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and crustaceans, while birds appear more evenly distributed. Research to clarify and explore these relationships is needed. Soil carbon offers major opportunities for conservation. © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 2016.es_ES
dc.formatapplication/pdfes_ES
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0376892916000011es_ES
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892916000011
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.publisherCambridge University Presses_ES
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccesses_ES
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/es_ES
dc.sourceEnvironmental Conservationes_ES
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciencees_ES
dc.subject.ocdehttp://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.05.00es_ES
dc.titleHow are soil carbon and tropical biodiversity related?es_ES
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlees_ES
dc.type.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiones_ES
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