Key mountain habitats are disappearing more quickly due mostly to logging and wildfires.
Mountain forests are disappearing at an alarming rate, threatening nature in some of the planet's most biologically rich areas, warn scientists.
Much of that loss was in tropical areas that are key nature habitats, putting threatened species in greater danger.The study led by Leeds University and the Southern University of Science and Technology in China is published in the journalMountains areas are home to more than 85% of the world's birds, mammals, and amphibians, with forested mountain areas being particularly important habitats for nature and wildlife, say the researchers.
The researchers tracked changes in mountain tree cover across the world between 2001 and 2018, comparing different types of forests at different altitudes, in order to study how the losses affected nature.
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