Tree planting can harm ecosystems

Tree planting can harm ecosystems
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 14, 2015 - The world's grassy biomes are key contributors to biodiversity and ecosystem services, and are under immense pressure from conversion to agriculture and tree planting, report Joseph W. Veldman, of Iowa State University, and his colleagues in an article for the October issue of BioScience. The authors argue that forest- and tree-focused environmental policies and conservation initiatives have pot ... more

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