
An example of slash-and-burn agriculture, one of the major mechanisms used to clear forests. Photo courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
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Part 3: Diversity at Risk: Tropical Forests ."
Biodiversity . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press,
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