Overhunting affects seed dispersal and thus survival of hardwood trees,resulting in drastic reduction in soil’s natural carbon storage, study findsLarge fruit-eating monkeys and birds in tropical forests acquire been revealed as surprising climate change champions, and whose loss to over-hunting is driving up carbon emissions. This is because their seed-spreading plays a vital role in the survival of huge,hard-wooded trees.
Tropical forests store 40% of all the carbon on the soil’s surface and the slashing of trees causes approximately 15% of the greenhouse gases that drive global warming. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com