@article {202,
	title = {Have we overstated the tropical biodiversity crisis?},
	journal = {Trends Ecol EvolTrends Ecol EvolTrends in Ecology \& Evolution},
	volume = {22},
	number = {2},
	year = {2007},
	note = {Laurance, William FengEngland2006/10/03 09:00Trends Ecol Evol. 2007 Feb;22(2):65-70. Epub 2006 Sep 29.},
	month = {Feb},
	pages = {65-70},
	abstract = {Tropical forests are the most biologically diverse and ecologically complex of terrestrial ecosystems, and are disappearing at alarming rates. It has long been suggested that rapid forest loss and degradation in the tropics, if unabated, could ultimately precipitate a wave of species extinctions, perhaps comparable to mass extinction events in the geological history of the Earth. However, a vigorous debate has erupted following a study by Wright and Muller-Landau that challenges the notion of large-scale tropical extinctions, at least over the next century. Here, I summarize this controversy and describe how the debate is stimulating a serious examination of the causes and biological consequences of future tropical deforestation.},
	keywords = {*Biodiversity, *Ecosystem, *Trees, *Tropical Climate, Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Environment, Extinction, Biological, Forestry, Human Activities, Humans, Population Density, Social Planning},
	isbn = {0169-5347 (Print)0169-5347 (Linking)},
	author = {Laurance, W. F.}
}
