Tropical forests not as untouched as often thought
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 10:50
in Earth & Climate
Tropical forests may not be the ancient, unspoilt ecosystems we have always assumed them to be. This notion needs to be revised, write Wageningen University researchers in the January issue of the scientific journal Forest Ecology and Management. In a protected forest area in Thailand, clues have been uncovered that suggest that large swathes of forest have been felled on numerous occasions within the last 150 years. This was not done by humans, but by hurricanes.