Tropical forests have been suffering massive deforestation worldwide, resulting in alarming rates of habitat and species loss. The Atlantic Forest, in South America, comprises one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, given the high number of species richness and endemism, in addition to the severe forest loss that currently achieved between 72 to 85% of the original forest area. The remaining fragments are undergoing substantial biodiversity erosion due to a myriad of anthropogenic activities, including deforestation, fragmentation and overexploitation of natural resources. In fact, more than 80% of its forest remnants present less than 50 ha, are surrounded by a mosaic of land-use anthropogenic types and have been chronically threatened by logging and hunting pressures. Not only species are missing from forest remnants, but also functional traits, genetic diversity and evolutive history. However, positive initiatives have been also emerging, such as restoration and rewilding programs intended to contribute to enhancing forest cover and re-establish species interactions in this biome.
This Research Topic intends to present not only the negative effects that humans have directly or indirectly caused to Atlantic Forest biodiversity but also experiences with a more proactive agenda that aims to restore the biodiversity and the function of the forest. Biodiversity conservation actions must be accepted by people, so research that intends to include the change of human perceptions regarding wildlife are also welcome. As a leading expert in your field, we would like you to participate by submitting your research.
Studies in this Research Topic should ideally integrate results of research developed with a focus on evaluating or reporting threats and solutions to biodiversity conservation within the Atlantic Forest, with the aim to detail how they can contribute to the conservation and restoration of this threatened biome. We welcome studies covering, but not limited to, the following themes: conservation biology disturbance ecology population, community and ecosystem ecology management practices restoration ecology landscape ecology human-wildlife coexistence human perceptions regarding wildlife.
Tropical forests have been suffering massive deforestation worldwide, resulting in alarming rates of habitat and species loss. The Atlantic Forest, in South America, comprises one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, given the high number of species richness and endemism, in addition to the severe forest loss that currently achieved between 72 to 85% of the original forest area. The remaining fragments are undergoing substantial biodiversity erosion due to a myriad of anthropogenic activities, including deforestation, fragmentation and overexploitation of natural resources. In fact, more than 80% of its forest remnants present less than 50 ha, are surrounded by a mosaic of land-use anthropogenic types and have been chronically threatened by logging and hunting pressures. Not only species are missing from forest remnants, but also functional traits, genetic diversity and evolutive history. However, positive initiatives have been also emerging, such as restoration and rewilding programs intended to contribute to enhancing forest cover and re-establish species interactions in this biome.
This Research Topic intends to present not only the negative effects that humans have directly or indirectly caused to Atlantic Forest biodiversity but also experiences with a more proactive agenda that aims to restore the biodiversity and the function of the forest. Biodiversity conservation actions must be accepted by people, so research that intends to include the change of human perceptions regarding wildlife are also welcome. As a leading expert in your field, we would like you to participate by submitting your research.
Studies in this Research Topic should ideally integrate results of research developed with a focus on evaluating or reporting threats and solutions to biodiversity conservation within the Atlantic Forest, with the aim to detail how they can contribute to the conservation and restoration of this threatened biome. We welcome studies covering, but not limited to, the following themes: conservation biology disturbance ecology population, community and ecosystem ecology management practices restoration ecology landscape ecology human-wildlife coexistence human perceptions regarding wildlife.