Edge effects of more than 700m highlight that the outcomes of deforestation reach far beyond the deforestation itself
© Asunción Semper PascualWe use forest structure indicators in a Bayesian framework to better understand the impacts that deforestation has beyond the area of deforestation. We did this for the Argentine Chaco, where we found stunning edge effects of >700m with reductions of up to 41% in our structure indicators, and 92.3 million tons of so far unquantified AGB losses.
Our study highlights the importance of protecting large-continuous patches of forests within a biodiversity-friendly agricultural matrix, in which silvopastures play a major role.