Balancing Harvesting and Conservation: Demographic Responses of a Threatened Palm to Anthropogenic Disturbance.

ABSTRACT: The expansion of human activities into natural ecosystems has driven demographic changes across numerous species. In terrestrial environments, land-use change and the harvesting of forest resources are major drivers of population decline and extinction, particularly among species dependent on continuous forest cover. Despite advances in demographic research, the long-term population responses of many species to these pressures remain poorly understood, especially in landscapes subject to intense deforestation. This study evaluated the dynamics of palm populations not directly harvested but exposed to anthropogenic disturbances, using numerical simulations to assess the demographic effects of varying intensities and frequencies of palm heart and fruit harvesting. Over a 19-year period, Inte

SUBMITTER: Mendes ETB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12779404 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature