Carbon-based approaches for saving rainforests should include biodiversity studies

Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 17:31 in Biology & Nature

Conservationists working to safeguard tropical forests often assume that old growth forests containing great stores of carbon also hold high biodiversity, but a new study finds that the relationship may not be as strong as once thought, according to a group of researchers with contributions from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other organizations.

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