Comment on “The extent of forest in dryland biomes”

Daniel M. Griffith; Caroline E.R. Lehmann; Caroline A.E. Strömberg; Catherine L. Parr; R. Toby Pennington; Mahesh Sankaran; Jayashree Ratnam; Christopher J. Still; Rebecca L. Powell; Niall P. Hanan; Jesse B. Nippert; Colin P. Osborne; Stephen P. Good; T. Michael Anderson; Ricardo M. Holdo; Joseph W. Veldman; Giselda Durigan; Kyle W. Tomlinson; William A. Hoffmann; Sally Archibald; William J. Bond

doi:10.1126/science.aao1309

Comment on “The extent of forest in dryland biomes”

Daniel M. Griffith
, Caroline E.R. Lehmann
, Caroline A.E. Strömberg
, Catherine L. Parr
, R. Toby Pennington
, Mahesh Sankaran
, Jayashree Ratnam
, Christopher J. Still
, Rebecca L. Powell
, Niall P. Hanan
, Jesse B. Nippert
, Colin P. Osborne
, Stephen P. Good
, T. Michael Anderson
, Ricardo M. Holdo
, Joseph W. Veldman
, Giselda Durigan
, Kyle W. Tomlinson
, William A. Hoffmann
, Sally Archibald

William J. Bond

Ecology and Evolution

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Abstract

Bastin et al. (Reports, 12 May 2017, p. 635) infer forest as more globally extensive than previously estimated using tree cover data. However, their forest definition does not reflect ecosystem function or biotic composition. These structural and climatic definitions inflate forest estimates across the tropics and undermine conservation goals, leading to inappropriate management policies and practices in tropical grassy ecosystems.

Original language	English
Article number	eaao1309
Journal	Science
Volume	358
Issue number	6365
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao1309
State	Published - Nov 17 2017

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Griffith, D. M., Lehmann, C. E. R., Strömberg, C. A. E., Parr, C. L., Pennington, R. T., Sankaran, M., Ratnam, J., Still, C. J., Powell, R. L., Hanan, N. P., Nippert, J. B., Osborne, C. P., Good, S. P., Anderson, T. M., Holdo, R. M., Veldman, J. W., Durigan, G., Tomlinson, K. W., Hoffmann, W. A., ... Bond, W. J. (2017). Comment on “The extent of forest in dryland biomes”. Science, 358(6365), Article eaao1309. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao1309

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