“Each dataset (from Treechange) comes from someone going out to a forest stand and measuring every single tree - collecting information about the tree species, sizes and other characteristics. Counting the number of tree species worldwide is like a puzzle with pieces spread all over the world.”
This makes the undiscovered species especially vulnerable to human-caused disruptions such as deforestation and climate change, according to the study authors. “These results highlight the vulnerability of global forest biodiversity to anthropogenic changes, particularly land use and climate, because their survival is disproportionately threatened by these pressures,” says forest ecologist Peter Reich from the University of Michigan, National Academy of Sciences and director of the Institute for Global Change Biology. “By establishing a quantitative benchmark, this study could contribute to tree and forest conservation…
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