Conservation of high-biodiversity tropical forests is sometimes justified on the basis of assumed hydrological benefits … between deforestation and distant flooding has been difficult to demonstrate empirically. This simulation study assesses the … biodiversity and hydrology for two scenarios - historical forest conversion and the potential future conversion of the most …

Conservation of high-biodiversity tropical forests is sometimes justified on the basis of assumed hydrological benefits … deforestation and distant flooding has been difficult to demonstrate empirically. This simulation study assesses the relationship … assess the impact of land cover changes on runoff. We quantified these impacts of forest conversion on biodiversity and …

The Amazon rainforest, the world's largest tropical rainforest and an important constituent of the global biosphere …, continues degrading by rapid deforestation, which is expected to continue despite policies to prevent it. Current international … funding to protect the Amazon rainforest focuses on benefits from reduced carbon emissions. This paper examines an additional …