Cerrado ecosystem risk cannot be read from a single vegetation map
WHAT THE EVIDENCE SAYS
Using remotely sensed changes from 1985–2020 and multiple Red List of Ecosystems criteria, researchers classified 12 Cerrado ecosystem units as Endangered and 43 as Vulnerable out of 80 assessed. Distribution loss was the main risk pathway; restricted ranges identified additional vulnerable wetlands.
WHY IT MATTERS / OUR READ
Conservation maps need to see both disappearing widespread habitat and naturally small ecosystems. Combining range-loss and restricted-area criteria gives planning teams a better triage basis than forest-cover change alone.
CAVEATS / UNCERTAINTY
These are criteria-based risk classifications and modeled projections, not 55 confirmed ecosystem collapses.
SOURCE
Conservation Science and Practice · Cerrado Red List assessment
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