The Unique Challenges of Conserving Large Old Trees.
Large old trees play numerous critical ecological roles. They are susceptible to a plethora of interacting threats, in part because the attributes that confer a competitive advantage in intact ecosystems make them maladapted to rapidly changing, human-modified environments. Conserving large old trees will require surmounting a number of unresolved challenges.
Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia. Electronic address: David.Lindenmayer@anu.edu.au.
David B
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Lindenmayer
Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science (TESS) and College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland 4878, Australia. Electronic address: Bill.Laurance@jcu.edu.au.
William F
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Laurance
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