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Logging studies plagued by sampling problems
2013-03-18 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Although research into the impact of selective logging in tropical forests has been booming recently, much of it is undercut by basic research flaws, according to a new study in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Science. Selective logging means targeting certain species or only a particular number of trees per hectare, and as such is considered generally more environmentally-friendly than clearcutting, which strips entire forests. "Selective logging has been proposed as...
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