Logged Tropical Forests Are Surprisingly Vibrant And Need Protection

Logging affects many of the world’s tropical forests, and such forests are often considered degraded because they have lost vegetation structure, biomass and carbon stocks. But there has rarely been analysis of whether the ecological health and functionality of these ecosystems are similarly degraded.A new study by researchers at the University of Oxford, finds that logged rainforests are treasure-troves of healthy ecological function and should not be written off for oil palm plantations.Lead author Professor Yadvinder Malhi, Professor of Ecosystem Science at the Environmental Change...