Equivalent impacts of logging and beaver activities on aboveground carbon stock loss in the southernmost forest on Earth
| Primer Autor |
Hoyos-Santillan, Jorge
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| Co-autores |
Miranda, Alejandro
Lara, Antonio
Mentler, Rayen
Huertas-Herrera, Alejandro
Toro-Manriquez, Monica D. R.
Sepulveda-Jauregui, Armando
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| Título |
Equivalent impacts of logging and beaver activities on aboveground carbon stock loss in the southernmost forest on Earth
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| Editorial |
NATURE PORTFOLIO
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| Revista |
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
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| Lenguaje |
en
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| Resumen |
The conservation of forest landscapes is crucial for global climate strategies, and the forest in Tierra del Fuego, located in Patagonia, represents the southernmost example on Earth. These ecosystems are critical for Chile's roadmap toward carbon neutrality. Unfortunately, these ecosystems have been impacted by logging and beaver activities. Currently, the precise contribution of each driver to forest cover and carbon stock loss remains insufficiently quantified, impeding effective policymaking and the implementation of strategies to safeguard and enhance carbon stocks in these ecosystems. In this study, we conducted an assessment of forest carbon stock loss resulting from both logging and beaver activities in Chilean Tierra del Fuego from 1986 to 2019. While beavers have received significant attention for their substantial contribution to forest cover loss (56.1% forest cover, approximate to 1.4 MtC), our findings suggest that logging has nearly equally contributed to carbon stock depletion (43.8% forest cover, approximate to 1.2 MtC). Consequently, the prevailing focus on beavers has obscured the ongoing logging-induced carbon stock loss. The implications of our study highlight the urgency for comprehensive consideration of both drivers in Chile's climate strategy to fulfill the country's mitigation commitments.
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| Fecha Publicación |
2023
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| Tipo de Recurso |
artículo original
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| doi |
10.1038/s41598-023-45657-4
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| Formato Recurso |
PDF
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| Palabras Claves |
Climate-change mitigation
Climate-change policy
Ecosystem services
Environmental impact
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| Ubicación del archivo | |
| Categoría OCDE |
Ciencia y tecnología: otros temas
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| Materias |
Mitigación del cambio climático
Política de cambio climático
Servicios de ecosistema
Impacto medioambiental
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| Identificador del recurso (Mandatado-único) |
artículo original
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| Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único) |
versión publicada
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| License |
CC BY 4.0
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| Condición de la licencia (Recomendado-repetible) |
CC BY 4.0
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| Derechos de acceso |
acceso abierto
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| Access Rights |
acceso abierto
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| Id de Web of Science |
WOS:001104520000070
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| ISSN |
2045-2322
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| Tipo de ruta |
verde# dorada
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| Categoría WOS |
Ciencia y tecnología: otros temas
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