Will the rainforests survive? New threats and realities in the tropical extinction crisis
Monday, January 12, 2009 - 15:14
in Biology & Nature
Satellite data and other research reveal that huge tracts of abandoned tropical forests that were once logged or farmed are regrowing, prompting a contentious debate among world scientists convening at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Jan. 12.
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