The future of the Amazon: new perspectives from climate, ecosystem and social sciences
The potential loss or large-scale degradation of the tropical rainforests has become one of the iconic images of the impacts of twenty-first century environmental change and may be one of our century's most profound legacies. In the Amazon region, the direct threat of deforestation and degradat...
Main Authors: | Betts, R, Malhi, Y, Timmons Roberts, J |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Royal Society
2008
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