Global-scale assessment of forest management impacts on biodiversity patterns

Integrating biodiversity conservation into forest management has been highlighted as one of the means for halting and reversing the recent biodiversity loss. This integration requires that we understand the mechanistic linkage between anthropogenic disturbances and biodiversity patterns, and it is fundamental for implementing ecological management actions, such as impact mitigation and offsetting by restoration. The empirical evidence on forest management impacts on biodiversity has been accumulated mostly locally, but the response of biodiversity patterns to anthropogenic disturbances remains poorly known. Furthermore, there is no consensus about how diversity patterns of local communities…