Cross-boundary subsidy cascades from oil palm degrade distant tropical forests
The expansion of agriculture and rangelands can cause ecological spillover effects across cultivated-natural ecosystem boundaries. Here, Luskin et al. show irruptions of oil palm-subsidized wild boar alter the abundance and diversity of understory trees >1 km into a primary forest reserve in Malaysia.
Journal:
Nature Communications
Year:
2017
Volume:
8
Issue:
1
Pages:
2231
DOI:
10.1038/s41467-017-01920-7
Site:
Pasoh
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