Title: Answers sought to big questions about the Amazon Region
Abstract:The Amazon region contains the largest area of tropical forest on Earth, over 5×10 6 km 2 . While the bulk of the region remains forested, rapid development has led to the destruction of over 500,000 ...The Amazon region contains the largest area of tropical forest on Earth, over 5×10 6 km 2 . While the bulk of the region remains forested, rapid development has led to the destruction of over 500,000 km 2 of forest in Brazil alone over the past 25 years [ Houghton et al. , 2000].Read More